preference. We find that son preference buffers the negative impact of intrauterine famine shocks on cohort male-to-female sex … ratios and reduces famine's impact on gender inequality in health and education. …

Sex ratios at birth shape populations and are linked to maternal health and gender discrimination. We estimate the …

This paper extends prior theory linking present-day sex ratios to present-day propensity for entrepreneurship among men … entrepreneurship among men will be higher in neighbourhoods which had historically high sex ratios. We propose that high sex ratios … men who live in neighbourhoods which had high historical sex ratios have a higher propensity for entrepreneurship. We …

This paper extends prior theory linking present-day sex ratios to present-day propensity for entrepreneurship among men … entrepreneurship among men will be higher in neighbourhoods which had historically high sex ratios. We propose that high sex ratios … men who live in neighbourhoods which had high historical sex ratios have a higher propensity for entrepreneurship. We …

economic stress, fertility, and sex ratios at baptism: high-price years were followed by a decline in the number of registered … baptisms and by an increase of the sex ratios at baptism. These results therefore suggest that families mortally neglected a … economic stress, mortality, and sex ratios at death. Using death registers further supports this interpretation, since our …

economic stress, fertility, and sex ratios at baptism: high-price years were followed by a decline in the number of registered … baptisms and by an increase of the sex ratios at baptism. These results therefore suggest that families mortally neglected a … economic stress, mortality, and sex ratios at death. Using death registers further supports this interpretation, since our …