4/ Beyond marriage & fertility, we find poorer living standards and adverse health outcomes for mothers of firstborn daughters, including:
⚠️ Higher HIV prevalence
⚠️ Greater acceptance of intimate partner violence (IPV)

- governance includes more complex/high n-decision making than bottom line driven business decisions
- inefficiencies may offer a protective role since “mistakes” are dramatically more consequential in gov vs markets

interesting take for the currently 📈 complexity-econ academic research as well!

Ooooh need to rewatch Paheli now to look for bargaining models in there. I need a Bollywood econ starter pack/community in my life fr

Oh I rewatched Jawan this week to prep for development econ field final. SRK is a big part of my PhD production function! So I’m on team your son Eeshani

Jawan — over the top but covers *everything* from debt burden, political accountability, industrial pollution-based disasters, labor laws, demonetization! — & has Shahrukh & @daveevansphd.bsky.social endorses it

Swades — rural electrification, pure idealistic development econ & Shahrukh (classic)

Laapata Ladies (literally translates to lost ladies) — all things gender, social norms, really funny & brilliantly implemented (modern gem!)

Larry I feel like