Publication type
Research Paper
Series Number
9930
Series
IZA Discussion Papers
Authors
Publication date
May 15, 2016
Summary:
While land reforms are typically pursued in order to raise productivity and reduce inequality across households, an unintended consequence may be increased within-household gender inequality. We analyse a tenancy registration programme in West Bengal, and find that it increased child survival and reduced fertility. However, we also find that it intensified son preference in families without a first-born son to inherit the land title. These families exhibit no reduction in fertility, an increase in the probability that a subsequent birth is male, and a substantial increase in the survival advantage of subsequent sons over daughters.
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Link
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=9930
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