These decisions have life-long implications for the productivity of their children. Underinvestment in girls' education, for example, could lead to lower probabilities of female farmers adopting new technologies. Inheritance laws favoring boys lead to men having larger farms, and cultural biases favoring boys regarding nutrition could have significant effects on height and productivity. Although this paper does not analyze the processes that determine such life-cycle intrahousehold allocations, it strongly suggests that many of these factors can be addressed through policy interventions, and that further research is needed on these issues. Download full-text discussion paper .
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