Superstition, Family Planning, and Human Development
Are wanted and unwanted children treated equally by their parents? To address this question, the authors rely on the observation that, according to Vietnamese astrology, dates of birth are believed to be determinants of success, luck, character, and good match between individuals. They then examine...
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okr-10986-92752021-04-23T14:02:41Z Superstition, Family Planning, and Human Development Do, Quy-Toan Phung, Tung Duc ABORTION AGE GROUPS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ANIMALS ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASURES ARGUMENTS BABY BABY BOOM BIRTH RATES CARE OF CHILDREN CHILD CARE CHILDHOOD COMMUNES CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS CRIME ECONOMIC STATUS EDUCATED WOMEN FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY PLANNING PERSPECTIVES FAMILY SIZE FERTILITY FERTILITY TRANSITION FEWER CHILDREN FIRST BIRTH FIRST CHILD GENDER PREFERENCE GIRLS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH OUTCOMES HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INFANTICIDE ISSUE OF ABORTION JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE LABOR MARKET LARGER FAMILIES LIVING STANDARDS MARKET ECONOMY MOTHER NATIONAL LEVEL NEWBORN NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF GIRLS NUTRITION OBESITY OLD-AGE OVERWEIGHT PARENTS PENSIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT POWER PREGNANCY PROGRESS QUALITY OF EDUCATION ROLE MODELS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SELF-CONFIDENCE SEX SEX RATIO SEX RATIOS SEX-SELECTIVE ABORTION SIBLINGS SMALLER FAMILIES SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL PROGRAMS SON PREFERENCE UNWANTED CHILDREN UNWANTED PREGNANCIES WAR Are wanted and unwanted children treated equally by their parents? To address this question, the authors rely on the observation that, according to Vietnamese astrology, dates of birth are believed to be determinants of success, luck, character, and good match between individuals. They then examine fertility decisions made in Vietnam between 1976 and 1996. The authors find that birth cohorts in auspicious years are significantly larger than in other years. Children born in auspicious years moreover do better both in health and education. While parental characteristics seem to affect fertility choices and human development simultaneously, their analysis suggests that family planning is one key mechanism leading to the observed differences in outcomes: in a society in which superstition is widespread, children born in auspicious years are more likely to have been planned by their parents, thus benefiting from more favorable financial, psychological, or emotional conditions for better human development. 2012-06-26T18:32:55Z 2012-06-26T18:32:55Z 2006-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/08/7091092/superstition-family-planning-human-development http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9275 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4001 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Vietnam |
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ABORTION AGE GROUPS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ANIMALS ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASURES ARGUMENTS BABY BABY BOOM BIRTH RATES CARE OF CHILDREN CHILD CARE CHILDHOOD COMMUNES CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS CRIME ECONOMIC STATUS EDUCATED WOMEN FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY PLANNING PERSPECTIVES FAMILY SIZE FERTILITY FERTILITY TRANSITION FEWER CHILDREN FIRST BIRTH FIRST CHILD GENDER PREFERENCE GIRLS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH OUTCOMES HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INFANTICIDE ISSUE OF ABORTION JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE LABOR MARKET LARGER FAMILIES LIVING STANDARDS MARKET ECONOMY MOTHER NATIONAL LEVEL NEWBORN NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF GIRLS NUTRITION OBESITY OLD-AGE OVERWEIGHT PARENTS PENSIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT POWER PREGNANCY PROGRESS QUALITY OF EDUCATION ROLE MODELS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SELF-CONFIDENCE SEX SEX RATIO SEX RATIOS SEX-SELECTIVE ABORTION SIBLINGS SMALLER FAMILIES SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL PROGRAMS SON PREFERENCE UNWANTED CHILDREN UNWANTED PREGNANCIES WAR |
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ABORTION AGE GROUPS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ANIMALS ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASURES ARGUMENTS BABY BABY BOOM BIRTH RATES CARE OF CHILDREN CHILD CARE CHILDHOOD COMMUNES CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS CRIME ECONOMIC STATUS EDUCATED WOMEN FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY PLANNING PERSPECTIVES FAMILY SIZE FERTILITY FERTILITY TRANSITION FEWER CHILDREN FIRST BIRTH FIRST CHILD GENDER PREFERENCE GIRLS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH OUTCOMES HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INFANTICIDE ISSUE OF ABORTION JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE LABOR MARKET LARGER FAMILIES LIVING STANDARDS MARKET ECONOMY MOTHER NATIONAL LEVEL NEWBORN NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF GIRLS NUTRITION OBESITY OLD-AGE OVERWEIGHT PARENTS PENSIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT POWER PREGNANCY PROGRESS QUALITY OF EDUCATION ROLE MODELS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SELF-CONFIDENCE SEX SEX RATIO SEX RATIOS SEX-SELECTIVE ABORTION SIBLINGS SMALLER FAMILIES SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL PROGRAMS SON PREFERENCE UNWANTED CHILDREN UNWANTED PREGNANCIES WAR Do, Quy-Toan Phung, Tung Duc Superstition, Family Planning, and Human Development |
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Are wanted and unwanted children treated equally by their parents? To address this question, the authors rely on the observation that, according to Vietnamese astrology, dates of birth are believed to be determinants of success, luck, character, and good match between individuals. They then examine fertility decisions made in Vietnam between 1976 and 1996. The authors find that birth cohorts in auspicious years are significantly larger than in other years. Children born in auspicious years moreover do better both in health and education. While parental characteristics seem to affect fertility choices and human development simultaneously, their analysis suggests that family planning is one key mechanism leading to the observed differences in outcomes: in a society in which superstition is widespread, children born in auspicious years are more likely to have been planned by their parents, thus benefiting from more favorable financial, psychological, or emotional conditions for better human development. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Do, Quy-Toan Phung, Tung Duc |
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Do, Quy-Toan Phung, Tung Duc |
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Do, Quy-Toan |
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Superstition, Family Planning, and Human Development |
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Superstition, Family Planning, and Human Development |
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Superstition, Family Planning, and Human Development |
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Superstition, Family Planning, and Human Development |
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Superstition, Family Planning, and Human Development |
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superstition, family planning, and human development |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/08/7091092/superstition-family-planning-human-development http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9275 |
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