Development, Modernization, and Son Preference in Fertility Decisions

Development, Modernization, and Son Preference in Fertility Decisions

A family preference for sons over daughters may manifest itself in different ways, including higher mortality, worse health status, or lower educational attainment among girls. This study focuses on one measure of son preference in the developing w...

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Main Authors: Filmer, Deon, Friedman, Jed, Schady, Norbert
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ADOLESCENCE
BIRTH COHORT
BIRTH ORDER
BIRTH SPACING
BULLETIN
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILD NUTRITION
CHILDBEARING
CHINESE POPULATION
CONSEQUENCES OF FERTILITY
CONTRACEPTIVE USE
CULTURAL CHANGE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT OF BOYS
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
ECONOMIC CHANGE
ECONOMIC RESOURCES
EDUCATED MOTHERS
EDUCATED WOMEN
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL INVESTMENT
ENROLLMENT
EQUAL TREATMENT
EXCESS MORTALITY
FAMILY BACKGROUND
FAMILY COMPOSITION
FAMILY PREFERENCE
FAMILY SIZE
FAMILY SIZES
FEMALE
FEMALE CHILDREN
FEMALE EDUCATION
FERTILITY
FERTILITY BEHAVIOR
FERTILITY DECLINE
FERTILITY LEVELS
FERTILITY PREFERENCES
FERTILITY RATES
GENDER
GENDER BALANCE
GENDER COMPOSITION
GENDER DIFFERENCES
GENDER DISCRIMINATION
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER EQUALITY IN RIGHTS
GENDER PREFERENCE
GENDER PREFERENCES
GENDERS
HEALTH CARE
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
IMMUNIZATION
INEQUALITY
INHERITANCE
INSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING
INTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING PERSPECTIVES
JUSTICE
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LARGER FAMILIES
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LIFETIME FERTILITY
LIVING STANDARDS
MODERNIZATION
MORTALITY
MORTALITY DIFFERENTIALS
MOTHER
NUMBER OF BIRTHS
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
NUMBER OF GIRLS
NUMBER OF WOMEN
NUTRITION
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
OLD-AGE
PARITY
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POORER WOMEN
POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
POPULATION ESTIMATES
POPULATION STUDIES
PREFERENCE FOR SONS
PREGNANCY
PREGNANCY STATUS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PROGRESS
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SERVICES
READING
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RURAL AREAS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
SCHOOLING
SECOND BIRTHS
SEX
SEX BIAS
SEX PREFERENCE
SEX PREFERENCES
SEX RATIO
SEX RATIOS
SON PREFERENCE
SOUTH ASIAN
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
URBAN AREAS
URBANIZATION
WILL
WOMAN
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/9840974/development-modernization-son-preference-fertility-decisions
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6995

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/9840974/development-modernization-son-preference-fertility-decisions
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6995

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