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Demographic Outcomes, Economic Development And Women’S Agency

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  • Jean Dreze

    (Delhi School of Economics)

  • Anne-Catherine Guio

    (Delhi School of Economics)

  • Mamta Murthi

    (Delhi School of Economics)

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This paper examines the determinants of fertility, child mortality and gender bias in child mortality in India using district-level data from the 1981 census. The findings highlight the powerful effects of variables relating to women's agency (e.g. female literacy and female labour force participation) on mortality and fertility. Further, higher levels of female literacy and female labour force participation are associated with significantly lower levels of female disadvantage in child survival In contrast, variables relating to the general level of development and modernization have relatively weak effects on demographic outcomes.

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  • Jean Dreze & Anne-Catherine Guio & Mamta Murthi, 1995. "Demographic Outcomes, Economic Development And Women’S Agency," Working papers 28, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics.
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    1. Georgie D. M. Hyde, 1988. "The Role of Women," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: South Korea, chapter 6, pages 100-113, Palgrave Macmillan.
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    1. Vani Borooah, 2000. "The Welfare of Children in Central India: Econometric Analysis and Policy Simulation," Oxford Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(3), pages 263-287.

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