Saturday, May 5 / 2:30 PM - 4:20 PM   •   Continental Parlor 8

Session 203:
Gender Roles and Children's Well-Being

Chair: Jill Boelter, University of Texas at Austin
Discussant: Kerry MacQuarrie, University of Washington

  1. Household Headship and Academic Skills of Children: New Evidence from India • Upasak Das, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) ; Ashish Singh, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) ; Sarthak Gaurav, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)

  2. Spouses’ Agreement on Women’s Autonomy in Rural Bangladesh and Its Influence on Health Outcomes • Chinyelum Morah, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  3. Family Formation and Consumption Allocation within a Household in Japan • Chizu Yoshida, Kanto Gakuin University

  4. It's a Boy! Women and Non-Monetary Benefits from a Son in India • Laura Zimmermann, University of Michigan

Other sessions on Marriage, Family, Households, and Unions