Son Preference in Indian Families: Absolute Versus Relative Wealth Effects
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Son preference in Indian families: absolute versus relative wealth effects.
The desire for male children is prevalent in India, where son preference has been shown to affect fertility behavior and intrahousehold allocation of resources. Economic theory predicts less gender discrimination in wealthier households, but demographers and sociologists have argued that wealth can exacerbate bias in the Indian context. I argue that these apparently conflicting theories can be ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Demography
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0070-3370,1533-7790
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-010-0006-z