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Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist.

In London, I'm Jason Palmer.

And in New York, I'm John Fastman.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

In some places, school meals are free for the most needy.

In others, they're free for every child.

We look at the evidence that the meals provide much more than just calories

and consider what can be learned in places that are expanding access to free meals.

And Indians have long tended to prefer having sons to daughters.

That led to an unusually large imbalance in the number of boys to girls being born.

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