Silvia Helena Barcellos (Rand)
Leandro Carvalho (Rand)
Adriana Lleras-Muney (UCLA)
presented by Adriana Lleras-Muney
Wednesday, February 16th 2011
World Bank Room MC3-570, from 12:30 to 2:00 PM
There is considerable debate in the literature as to whether boys and girls are treated differently in India. But son-biased stopping rules imply that previous estimates are likely to be biased. We propose a novel identification strategy to properly identify the effects of child gender on parental investments. Using data from a time use survey we document gender differences in childcare time which have not been studied before in developing countries. We find that boys receive on average 10% more time than girls. They are also more likely to be breastfed for longer, given vaccinations and vitamin supplementation.
Copies of the paper can be obtained from Maribel Flewitt: pflewitt@worldbank.org
There will also be copies at the seminar.
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