Soil Endowments, Production Technologies and Missing Women in India

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dc.creatorCarranza, Eliana
dc.date2012-03-19T17:29:18Z
dc.date2012-03-19T17:29:18Z
dc.date2012-02-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:55:10Z
dc.descriptionThe female population deficit in India has been explained in a number of ways, but the great heterogeneity in the deficit across districts within India still remains an open question. This paper argues that across India, a largely agrarian economy, soil texture varies exogenously and determines the workability of the soil and the technology used in land preparation. Deep tillage, possible only in lighter and looser loamy soils, reduces the use of labor in cultivation tasks performed by women and has a negative impact on the relative value of girls to a household. The analysis finds that soil texture explains a large part of the variation in women's relative participation in agriculture and in infant sex ratios across districts in India.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3260
dc.identifier10.1596/1813-9450-5974
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/412941
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relationPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5974
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectAGE AT MARRIAGE
dc.subjectAGE GROUP
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INPUTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LABOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LABORERS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL POLICIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAGRONOMY
dc.subjectALKALINE SOILS
dc.subjectANIMALS
dc.subjectARABLE SOILS
dc.subjectCHILD SURVIVAL
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCOMPENSATION
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
dc.subjectCROP
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCROP YIELD
dc.subjectCROP YIELDS
dc.subjectCROPPING
dc.subjectCROPPING PATTERNS
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectCULTIVATED LAND
dc.subjectCULTIVATION
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectCULTURAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectCULTURAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISAGGREGATED ANALYSIS
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OUTCOME
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectFARM
dc.subjectFARMING
dc.subjectFARMING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectFEMALE CHILDREN
dc.subjectFEMALE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectFEMALE MORTALITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectFERTILITY DECLINE
dc.subjectFERTILIZER
dc.subjectGENDER BIAS
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGENDER ROLES
dc.subjectGRAINS
dc.subjectHARVESTERS
dc.subjectHEAVY SOILS
dc.subjectHETEROGENEITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFORMATION ON POPULATION
dc.subjectINVENTORY
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectKINSHIP
dc.subjectKINSHIP STRUCTURE
dc.subjectLABOR BUREAU
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR INTENSITY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABORERS
dc.subjectLAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND USE PLANNING
dc.subjectLANDS
dc.subjectMALE WORKERS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNUMBER OF WORKERS
dc.subjectOCCUPATION
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectOWNERSHIP OF LAND
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
dc.subjectPESTICIDE
dc.subjectPLACE OF RESIDENCE
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOPULATION STUDIES
dc.subjectPRE-NATAL SEX SELECTION
dc.subjectPRODUCE
dc.subjectPRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectRICE CULTIVATION
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DISTRICT
dc.subjectRURAL LABOR
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL WOMEN
dc.subjectRURAL WORKERS
dc.subjectSEED
dc.subjectSEEDBED PREPARATION
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSEX RATIO
dc.subjectSEX RATIOS
dc.subjectSOCIAL STATUS
dc.subjectSOCIAL STATUS OF WOMEN
dc.subjectSOIL
dc.subjectSOIL FERTILITY
dc.subjectSOIL QUALITY
dc.subjectSOIL TYPE
dc.subjectSOILS
dc.subjectSON PREFERENCE
dc.subjectSOWING
dc.subjectTEA
dc.subjectTILLAGE
dc.subjectTOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectTOTAL WORKERS
dc.subjectTRANSPLANTING
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectWAGE SECTOR
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWEEDS
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWOMEN IN LABOR
dc.subjectWORK FORCE
dc.titleSoil Endowments, Production Technologies and Missing Women in India

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