Text and code for "Birth Spacing and Fertility in the Presence of Son Preference and Sex-Selective Abortions: India's Experience Over Four Decades," forthcoming in Demography
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DE-1: Clarify topic and research question in Introduction #2
DE-1: The overall topic and research question is not clear in the introduction. The main topic relates to changes in birth spacing over time, which are influenced by sex selection/sex composition and maternal education, and how this affects fertility and infant mortality. This is a long list of interesting questions and analyses but this is confusing for the reader. It would be useful to have a succinct statement about what the study is about (what are key independent variables/concepts and key outcomes) and place that in the introduction and before the data and analyses section. This way, the reader can understand why the analyses will proceed in a particular order and what is being tested. In addition, the titles of the figures and tables should be reviewed to see if they could better reflect the analyses undertaken. Overall, the reader needs to be reminded at the beginning and in each section what you aim to do.
DE-1: The overall topic and research question is not clear in the introduction. The main topic relates to changes in birth spacing over time, which are influenced by sex selection/sex composition and maternal education, and how this affects fertility and infant mortality. This is a long list of interesting questions and analyses but this is confusing for the reader. It would be useful to have a succinct statement about what the study is about (what are key independent variables/concepts and key outcomes) and place that in the introduction and before the data and analyses section. This way, the reader can understand why the analyses will proceed in a particular order and what is being tested. In addition, the titles of the figures and tables should be reviewed to see if they could better reflect the analyses undertaken. Overall, the reader needs to be reminded at the beginning and in each section what you aim to do.