Son Preference, Sex Selection and the Problem of Missing Women in India
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son preference; sex selective abortion.;JEL classification:
- J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
- J7 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CWA-2010-04-17 (Central and Western Asia)
- NEP-DEV-2010-04-17 (Development)
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