Thursday, March 29 / 1:30 PM - 3:15 PM   •   Empire/Hudson

Session 35:
Demographic Billionaires: India and China Compared

Chair: Daniel M. Goodkind, U.S. Census Bureau

  1. India and China: Demography, Human Capital, and Socioeconomic TransformationsJudith Banister, The Conference Board

  2. Why Has China’s Economy Taken Off Faster than India’s?David E. Bloom, Harvard University ; Linlin Hu, Harvard University ; Yuanli Liu, Harvard University ; Ajay Mahal, Harvard University ; Winnie Yip, Harvard University

  3. Prevalence of Child Poverty in India and ChinaS. Chandrasekhar, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) ; M.H. Suryanarayana, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)

  4. Can Policy Interventions Reduce Excess Female Child Mortality in China and India? Lessons from South KoreaWoojin Chung, Yonsei University ; Monica Das Gupta, World Bank Group

  5. Sex Ratio Imbalances among Children at Micro-Level: China and India ComparedChristophe Z. Guilmoto, CICRED and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) ; Sébastien Oliveau, Université de Provence / UMR ESPACE

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