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Reproducibility package for Wealth, Marriage, and Sex Selection

2024
Reference ID
PP_IND_2024_81
DOI
https://doi.org/10.60572/v977-sw59
Author(s)
Girija Borker, Jan Eeckhout, Nancy Luke, Shantidani Minz, Kaivan Munshi, Soumya Swaminathan
Collections
Journal articles
Metadata
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Created on
Feb 09, 2024
Last modified
Mar 19, 2024
  • Overview
  • Reproducibility Package
  • Description
  • Scope and coverage
  • Disclaimer
  • Access and rights
  • Contacts
  • Information on metadata
  • Citation

    • Overview

    Abstract

    Two mechanisms have been proposed to explain sex selection in India: son preference in which parents desire a male heir and daughter aversion in which dowry payments make parents worse off with girls. Our model incorporates both mechanisms, providing micro-foundations, based on the organization of the marriage institution, for daughter aversion. Marital matching, sex selection, and dowries are jointly determined in the model, whose implications are tested on a representative sample of rural households. Simulations of the model indicate that existing policies targeting daughter aversion might exacerbate the problem, while identifying other policies that could be effective.

    Reproducibility Package

    Scripts
    Title
    Reproducibility package for Wealth, Marriage, and Sex Selection
    Date
    2024-02
    Software
    Matlab, Stata
    Dependencies
    Stata: svmat2, estout, reghdfe, gtools, listtab Matlab: global optimization toolbox
    Software
    Name
    Matlab
    Version
    R2023b
    Name
    Stata
    Version
    16

    Reproducibility

    Technology environment

    Paper exhibits were reproduced in two computers with the following specifications:
    Matlab code:

    • OS: Windows 10 Enterprise, version 21H2
    • Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6226R CPU @ 2.90GHz
    • Memory available: 32 GB
    • Software version: Matlab R2023b
      Stata code:
    • OS: Windows 10 Enterprise, version 21H2
    • Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6226R CPU @ 2.9GHz (20 CPUs)
    • Memory available: 128 GB
    • Software version: Stata/MP 18.0
    Technology requirements

    Runtime: 3 days

    Data

    Datasets
    Name
    South India Community Health Study (SICHS)
    Note
    The empirical analysis uses data from the SICHS. It makes use of two components of the SICHS: 1. A census of all 298,000 households drawn from 57 castes residing on the study area, completed in 2014; 2. A detailed survey of 5,000 representative households, completed in 2016. Because the data has been manipulated across the years, some datafiles had to be included in their edited form, as their raw version was no longer in record. These particular datafiles can be found in the "data/coded" subfolder of this reproducible package.

    Description

    Output
    Type
    Published Paper
    Title
    Wealth, Marriage, and Sex Selection
    Authors
    Girija Borker, Jan Eeckhout, Nancy Luke, Shantidani Minz, Kaivan Munshi, Soumya Swaminathan
    Authors
    Author Affiliation Email
    Girija Borker World Bank and IZA gborker@workdbank.org
    Jan Eeckhout UPF Barcelona (ICREA-BSE-CREi) jan.eeckhout@upf.edu
    Nancy Luke Pennsylvania State University nkl10@psu.edu
    Shantidani Minz Christian Medical College, Vellore shantidanim@cmcvellore.ac.in
    Kaivan Munshi Yale University and Toulouse School of Economics kaivan.munshi@yale.edu
    Soumya Swaminathan World Health Organization swaminathans@who.int
    Date of production

    2024-02

    Scope and coverage

    Geographic locations
    Location Code
    India IND
    Keywords
    Family Economics Social Norms Marriage Market Sex Selection Caste Assortative Matching Wealth Distribution Inequality Control Function
    Topics
    ID Topic Vocabulary URI
    J12 Marriage • Marital Dissolution • Family Structure • Domestic Abuse
    J16 Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination
    D31 Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions
    I3 Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

    Disclaimer

    Disclaimer

    The materials in the reproducibility packages are distributed as they were prepared by the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this event do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, the Executive Directors of the World Bank, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the materials included in the reproducibility package.

    Access and rights

    License
    Name URI
    Modified BSD3 https://opensource.org/license/bsd-3-clause/

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email
    Girija Borker World Bank gborker@worldbank.org
    Reproducibility WB World Bank reproducibility@worldbank.org

    Information on metadata

    Producers
    Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
    San Martin LESM World Bank Junior data scientist
    Date of Production

    2024-02
    Document version

    1

    Citation

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