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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