The Age Distribution of Missing Women in India
Published By: BREAD on eSS | Published Date: March, 08 , 2012Relative to developed countries, there are far fewer women than men in
India. Estimates suggest that more than 25 million women are
"missing". Sex selection at birth and the mistreatment of
young girls are widely regarded as key explanations. A
decomposition of missing women by age across the states of India is done.
The state-wise
variation in the distribution of missing women across the age groups makes
it very difficult to draw simple conclusions to explain the missing women
phenomenon in India. [BREAD Working Paper No. 326]. URL:[http://ipl.econ.duke.edu/bread/papers/working/326.pdf].
Author(s): Siwan Anderson, Debraj Ray | Posted on: Mar 09, 2012 | Views(670) | Download (811)