, and the relative chances of girls surviving after birth. We find a moderation of son-biased fertility, erosion of gender …

parental preferences regarding inequality in the distribution of their children's quality and on how costly it is for parents …We take advantage of recent advances in behavioral genetics to revisit a classic question in economics: how do parents … respond to children's endowments and to differences in endowments among siblings? Parental investment decisions depend both on …

for children's marriage. This paper investigates how a demographic factor - a large number of surplus men in the marriage … ratios among children and intense smoking among fathers. Considering worsening sex ratios and highly competitive marriage …

for children’s marriage. This paper investigates how a demographic factor - a large number of surplus men in the marriage … ratios among children and intense smoking among fathers. Considering worsening sex ratios and highly competitive marriage …

range, with a focus on gender-specific parental responses to this negative shock. Using data from a nationally … with brothers. Gender-biased human capital investment by families tends to amplify the harmful effects for girls, while …