Discrimination begins in the womb: Evidence of sex-selective prenatal investments

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-113

  Bharadwaj, Prashant ^a   Lakdawala, Leah K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; FERTILITY; INFANT MORTALITY; SON PREFERENCE; VACCINATION;

INDIA;

EID: 84875076218     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.48.1.71     Document Type: Article

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