The severe anti-female bias in natality and child mortality that gives rise to India's missing women has been widely …

, like India and China, fertility decline may deteriorate the already imbalanced sex-ratios. We use the fertility histories … fertility choices and offspring sex-ratios in India. Both within- and between-family-size differences in offspring sex … fertility decline, together with economic growth, may worsen India's already imbalanced sex-ratios. Thus, much needed fertility …

, gender differentials in child mortality, and worse educational investments in daughters versus sons. In the present study, we … childbearing age, son bias in stated fertility preferences has weakened and there is an emerging preference for gender balance. We … analysis, we show that in contrast to stated fertility preferences, actual fertility decisions are still shaped by son …

, gender differentials in child mortality, and worse educational investments in daughters versus sons. In the present study, we … childbearing age, son bias in stated fertility preferences has weakened and there is an emerging preference for gender balance. We … analysis, we show that in contrast to stated fertility preferences, actual fertility decisions are still shaped by son …

The severe anti-female bias in natality and child mortality that gives rise to India's missing women has been widely …

This paper estimates a household saving rate equation for India and the Republic of Korea using longterm time series … to females) has a significant impact on the household saving rate in both India and the Republic of Korea, even after … controlling for the usual suspects such as the aged and youth dependency ratios and income. It has a negative impact in India …

discriminatory practices affected fertility and sex-specific mortality during infancy and childhood during economic crises in an area … economic stress, fertility, and sex ratios at baptism: high-price years were followed by a decline in the number of registered … economic stress, mortality, and sex ratios at death. Using death registers further supports this interpretation, since our …

first child raised fertility and increased the probability that the family was living without a father. We find that for our … associated with lower fertility, particularly for natives. Thus, by the 2008-2013 period, any apparent son preference in … fertility decisions appears to have been outweighed by factors such as cost concerns in raising girls or increased female …

first child raised fertility and increased the probability that the family was living without a father. We find that for our … associated with lower fertility, particularly for natives. Thus, by the 2008-2013 period, any apparent son preference in … fertility decisions appears to have been outweighed by factors such as cost concerns in raising girls or increased female …

headship and raised fertility. In light of the substantial increase in immigration, we examine this question separately for … lower fertility. Thus, by the 2008-2013 period, any apparent son preference among natives in their fertility decisions …, we do find a positive fertility effect, suggesting son preference in fertility among this group. This interpretation is …