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S Anukriti

World Bank
sanukriti@worldbank.org

S Anukriti is a Senior Economist at the World Bank's Development Research Group. Her research examines the underlying causes of gender inequalities in developing societies, and explores mechanisms that can bring about gender equity. She is an applied micro-economist with interests in the fields of development economics, economics of gender and the family, and political economy. She received her PhD in Economics from Columbia University, an MA in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics, and a BA (Honors) in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. She is also a Research Fellow at the Institute for Labor Economics (IZA).  Prior to joining the World Bank, she was an Associate Professor of Economics at Boston College.

Posts by S Anukriti

Bring a friend: Leveraging financial and peer support to improve women’s reproductive agency

In the second of two articles about women’s fertility and family planning, S Anukriti et al. highlight findings which reveal that women are more likely to avail of family planning services if they a...

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Convincing the Mummy-ji: Improving mother-in-law approval of family planning in India

In the first of two articles about women’s fertility and family planning, Anukriti et al. discuss the influence that mothers-in-law have on women’s access to family planning services, with them on...

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दहेज ग्रामीण भारत में परिवार के फैसलों को कैसे प्रभावित करता है?

यह व्यापक रूप से माना जाता है कि भारतीय माता-पिता बेटी के पैदा होते ही दहेज के लिए बचत करना शुरू कर देते हैं। ग्रामीण भारत में दहेज पर दो-भाग की श्रृंखला के इस दूसरे भाग में, यह लेख इस बात की जांच करत...

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ग्रामीण भारत में दहेज प्रथा का क्रमिक उद्भव: 1960-2008 के साक्ष्य

1961 से अवैध घोषित किये जाने के बावजूद, दहेज परंपरा ग्रामीण भारत में व्यापक रूप से फैली हुई है। दो - भागों की श्रृंखला के इस पहले भाग में, यह लेख राज्यों और धार्मिक एवं सामाजिक समूहों में 1960 - 2008 ...

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दो बच्चों की सीमा का स्थानीय राजनेताओं पर प्रभाव

भारत के कुछ राज्यों में दो से अधिक बच्चों वाले व्यक्तियों को स्थानीय चुनाव लड़ने की इजाजत नहीं है। इस कॉलम से पता चलता है कि इस प्रकार के कानून के कारण ऐसे राज्यों में सामान्य जनता के बीच प्रजनन दर क...

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Evolution of dowry in rural India: Evidence from 1960-2008

Despite being illegal since 1961, dowry continues to be a widespread phenomenon in rural India. In the first of a two-part series, this article tracks the evolution of dowry during 1960-2008 across st...

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How dowry influences household decisions in rural India

It is widely believed that Indian parents start saving for dowry as soon as a daughter is born. In the second of a two-part series on dowry in rural India, this article examines how dowry influences h...

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सास अपनी बहुओं के सामाजिक नेटवर्क तथा प्रजनन स्वास्थ्य को कैसे प्रभावित करती हैं?

परिवार के सदस्यों द्वारा लगाए गए प्रतिबंधात्मक सामाजिक मानदंड एवं रणनीतिक बाधाएं, महिलाओं की सामाजिक नेटवर्क तक पहुंच और उससे प्राप्‍त होने वाले लाभ को सीमित कर सकती हैं। ग्रामीण उत्तर प्रदेश में एक स...

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How mothers-in-law influence women’s social networks and reproductive health

Restrictive social norms and strategic constraints imposed by family members can limit women’s access to and benefit from social networks. Based on a survey in rural Uttar Pradesh, this article show...

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Financial incentives and the fertility-sex ratio trade-off in India

Fertility reduction and a gender-balanced population often appear to be conflicting objectives in countries with persistent son preference and easy access to sex-selection technology, as targeting one...

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How female foeticide has influenced fertility and parental investments in girls

The introduction of ultrasound technology in India has been documented to have led to a phenomenal increase in abortion of female fetuses. However, this column finds that it also decreased son-biased ...

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Impact of the two-child limit for local politicians

Some Indian states debar individuals with more than two children from contesting local elections. This column finds that while the law has significantly reduced fertility among the general population...

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