Does the marriage market sex ratio affect parental sex selection? Evidence from the Chinese census
Recent increases in the (male/female) sex ratio at birth in eastern Asia are thought to be associated with a preference for sons and to result from parental sex selection. However, males are less likely to marry and to have offspring as the ratio increases, and that decreases the expected number of...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of Population Economics. - Springer Science + Business Media. - 29(2016), 4, Seite 1063-1082 |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Journal of Population Economics |
| Schlagworte: | Biological sciences Social sciences Behavioral sciences Law Applied sciences Mathematics |
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