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Religion and abortion : the role of politician identity

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Bhalotra, Sonia, Clots-Figueras, Irma and Iyer, Lakshmi (2021) Religion and abortion : the role of politician identity. Journal of Development Economics, 153 . 102746. doi:10.1016/j.jdeveco.2021.102746 ISSN 0304-3878.

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Abstract

Debates around abortion typically invoke religion and politics but there is no causal evidence of the impact of politician religion on abortion. Leveraging quasi-random variation in politician religion generated by close elections in India and controlling for the party affiliation of politicians, we find lower rates of sex-selective abortion in districts won by Muslim state legislators, consistent with a higher reported aversion to abortion among Muslims compared to Hindus. The competing hypothesis that this reflects weaker son preference among Muslims is undermined by stated preference data and by demonstrating that fertility and girl-biased infant mortality increase in Muslim-won districts.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Q Science > QP Physiology
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Abortion -- Religious aspects -- India, Abortion -- Political aspects -- India, Sex of children, Parental preferences for -- India, Sex preselection
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Development Economics
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 0304-3878
Official Date: November 2021
Dates:
DateEvent
November 2021Published
23 September 2021Available
10 September 2021Accepted
Volume: 153
Article Number: 102746
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2021.102746
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 27 September 2021
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
UNSPECIFIEDHarvard Business Schoolhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100007300
UNSPECIFIEDUniversity of Notre Damehttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100008109
Ramón y Cajal Fellowship Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicashttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003339
ECO2014-55953-P [MINECO] Ministerio de Economía y Competitividadhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003329
UNSPECIFIEDInternational Growth Centrehttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100012353

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