Lee, S. and Orsini, C. (2017) Did the Great Recession affect sex ratios at birth for groups with a son preference? Economics Letters, 154. pp. 48-50. ISSN 0165-1765
Abstract
This paper examines the extent to which the Great Recession affected gender composition at birth. We focus on ethnic minorities in the US known for a son preference—Chinese, Indians, and Koreans. Using the DID method, we find that in response to the Great Recession, the fraction of newborn boys increased among Chinese Americans. Our results suggest that a cultural norm, namely son preference, may be directly affected by economic conditions.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 Elsevier. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Economics Letters. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Son preference; Great Recession; Missing Girls; Sex ratios; Fertility |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Economics (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 25 Oct 2018 10:40 |
Last Modified: | 25 Oct 2018 10:40 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2017.02.014 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.econlet.2017.02.014 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:137606 |
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