Chakravarty, Abhishek (2015) Gender‐Biased Breastfeeding in Egypt: Examining the Fertility Preference Hypotheses of Jayachandran and Kuziemko (2011). Journal of Applied Econometrics, 30 (5). pp. 848-855. DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/jae.2445
Chakravarty, Abhishek (2015) Gender‐Biased Breastfeeding in Egypt: Examining the Fertility Preference Hypotheses of Jayachandran and Kuziemko (2011). Journal of Applied Econometrics, 30 (5). pp. 848-855. DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/jae.2445
Chakravarty, Abhishek (2015) Gender‐Biased Breastfeeding in Egypt: Examining the Fertility Preference Hypotheses of Jayachandran and Kuziemko (2011). Journal of Applied Econometrics, 30 (5). pp. 848-855. DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/jae.2445
Abstract
<jats:title>Summary</jats:title><jats:p>Jayachandran and Kuziemko (Why do mothers breastfeed girls less than boys? Evidence and implications for child health in India. <jats:italic>Quarterly Journal of Economics</jats:italic> 2011; <jats:bold>126</jats:bold>(3): 1485–1538) develop and empirically validate a theory showing son preference in India generates ‘passive’ parental bias against girls in breastfeeding due to gender‐differentiated birth spacing and fertility stopping. I scientifically replicate their empirical exercises to test the validity of the theory in Egypt, where there is also high prevailing son preference, but little research on its implications for child health investments. I additionally examine whether using the exclusive breastfeeding rate as an alternative outcome yields supportive evidence for the theory. I find the theory is strongly supported by empirical results from Egyptian data, bolstering its policy relevance for developing countries besides India. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.</jats:p>
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HA Statistics H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Women |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Department of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 23 Feb 2015 14:01 |
Last Modified: | 05 Dec 2024 12:09 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/13011 |
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