When Gold Prices Go up, So Does the Cost of a Dowry – and Baby Girl Survival Rates in India Fall

Gold jewellery has traditionally been central to dowries in India. witty234/Shutterstock Sonia Bhalotra, University of Essex When world gold prices go up, fewer girl babies in India survive the first month of life, according to our new research. My colleagues and I suggest that this is linked to gold often being part of bridal dowries […]