Publication type
Journal Article
Authors
Publication date
April 15, 2019
Summary:
We examine intra-household gender-differentiated effects of property rights securitisation following West Bengal's tenancy registration program, using two independently gathered datasets. In both samples, higher program implementation increased male child survival rates in families without a firstborn son, but not in those that already have a firstborn male child. We argue this reflects intensified son preference as land rights improve, ostensibly to ensure a male heir to inherit land. Consistent with this, girls with firstborn brothers also experience increased survival, but not girls with firstborn sisters. The gender bias manifests both in infant mortality rates and the sex ratio at birth.
Published in
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
Volume and page numbers
Volume: 11 , p.205 -237
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.1257/app.20160262
ISSN
19457782
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Links
- http://repository.essex.ac.uk/23800/
- http://repository.essex.ac.uk/23800/
- https://lib.essex.ac.uk/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1709034?lang=eng
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