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On the quantity and quality of girls fertility, parental investments, and mortality
Anukriti, S; Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Tam, Hiu - 2020
The introduction of prenatal sex-detection technologies in India has led to a phenomenal increase in abortion of female … mechanisms finds a narrowing of gender gaps in parental investments in children, moderation of son-biased fertility stopping, and … shrinking of the gap between actual and desired fertility. Heterogeneity in fertility responses suggests a shift in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012296897
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Sex-selective abortions, fertility, and birth spacing
Pörtner, Claus Chr. - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010477957
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Preventing more "missing girls" : a review of policies to tackle son preference
Kumar, Sneha; Sinha, Nistha - 2018
In parts of Asia, South Caucasus, and the Balkans, son preference is strong enough to trigger significant levels of sex selection, result in the excess mortality of girls, and skew child sex ratios in favor of boys. Every year, 1.8 million girls under the age of five go "missing" because of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012002256
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Gender bias in China, the Republic of Korea, and India 1920 - 90 : effects of war, famine, and fertility decline
Das Gupta, Monica; Li, Shuzhuo - 1999
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001405383
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How access to contraception affects fertility and contraceptive use in Tunisia
Cochrane, Susan; Guilkey, David K. - 1992
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000138556
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How reduced demand for children and access to family planning accelerated the fertility decline in Colombia
Rofman, Rafael - 1992
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000138637
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Development of the Zimbabwe family planning program
Zinanga, Alex F. - 1992
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000138762
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Development, modernization and son preference in fertility decisions
Filmer, Deon (contributor); Friedman, Jed (contributor);  … - 2008
that latent son preference in childbearing is more likely to manifest itself when fertility levels are low. As a result of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003758849
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Family systems, political systems, and Asia's "missing girls" : the construction of son preference and its unraveling
Das Gupta, Monica - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003918622