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Can Hepatitis B Mothers Account for the Number of Missing Women? Evidence from Three Million Newborns in Taiwan

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Ming-Jen Lin
Ming-Ching Luoh

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The "missing women" phenomenon in many Asian countries has previously been regarded as the result of son preference. However, some studies have argued half of the missing women can be explained by infection with Hepatitis B virus (HBV). We demonstrate that the probability of having a male birth is only slightly higher for HBV mothers than for mothers without HBV. The sex ratio at birth rises for the higher birth order and that in families where the first two children are female. Our findings suggest that HBV status has little impact on the missing women phenomenon. (JEL I12, J16)

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Volume (Year): 98 (2008)
Issue (Month): 5 (December)
Pages: 2259-73
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  1. Deepankar Basu, 2009. "Son Preference, Sex Selection and the Problem of Missing Women in India," Working Papers 2009-06, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  2. Emily Oster & Gang Chen, 2008. "Hepatitis B Does Not Explain Male-Biased Sex Ratios in China," NBER Working Papers 13971, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  3. Shang-Jin Wei & Xiaobo Zhang, 2009. "The Competitive Saving Motive: Evidence from Rising Sex Ratios and Savings Rates in China," NBER Working Papers 15093, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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