Gender and savings in rural India
Deolalikar, A.; Rose, E.
Journal of Population Economics 11(4): 453-470
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0933-1433 PMID: 12294783 DOI: 10.1007/s001480050079Document Number: 280300
"In this study we use data from rural India to examine the impact of the birth of a boy relative to the birth of a girl (i.e., the ¿gender shock') on the savings, consumption and income of rural Indian households. We find that the gender shock reduces savings for medium and large farm households, although there is no evidence that the shock affects savings for the landless and the small farm households. We also estimate the effect of the shock on income and consumption for the former group in order to determine the source of the drop in savings."