How can economic schemes curtail the increasing sex ratio at birth in China?
Fertility decline, driven by the one-child policy, and son preference have contributed to an alarming difference in the number of live male and female births in China. We present a quantitative model where people choose to sex-select because they perceive that married sons are more valuable than mar...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
2008-10-01
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| Series: | Demographic Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol19/54/ |