Does information dissemination help in improving child sex ratio - Evidence from India

The research deals with the policy evaluation of one of the bigger projects undertaken by Prime Minister Modi in India called Beti Bachao Beti Padao (Save the Girl Child). I investigate using data for 5 years and across all the districts in India whether the policy has met its objectives or not. I use the Civil Registry data for the sex ratios for all districts, for GDP I use each state's economic surveys released each year. For Marriage rates I use the National Health and Family Surveys.

本研究聚焦印度总理莫迪推行的大型重点项目之一——“Beti Bachao Beti Padao（拯救女孩女童）”的政策评估。本研究依托印度全国所有辖区的5年周期数据，考察该政策是否达成了预设目标。研究采用各辖区的民事登记（Civil Registry）数据测算性别比；GDP数据取自印度各邦每年发布的经济调查报告；婚姻率数据则来自全国家庭健康调查（National Health and Family Surveys）。