Session 35:
Demographic Billionaires: India and China Compared
Chair: Daniel M. Goodkind, U.S. Census Bureau
India and China: Demography, Human Capital, and Socioeconomic Transformations Judith Banister, The Conference Board
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
Prevalence of Child Poverty in India and China S. Chandrasekhar, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) ; M.H. Suryanarayana, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)
Can Policy Interventions Reduce Excess Female Child Mortality in China and India? Lessons from South Korea Woojin Chung, Yonsei University ; Monica Das Gupta, World Bank Group
Sex Ratio Imbalances among Children at Micro-Level: China and India Compared Christophe Z. Guilmoto, CICRED and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) ; Sébastien Oliveau, Université de Provence / UMR ESPACE
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