Thesiss

Gender has become one of the most politicized issues in South Asian countries over the past 100 years. They were expected to cook for the family, clean the house, feed their children, look after all family members, and give birth to a male child. When a woman gave birth to a mal…

This dissertation studies the influence of production and inheritance systems on sex ratios, investments in male and female children and fertility in two traditional societies. In Chapter 1, I focus on the variation in female population deficit across districts within India. I a…