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Preference for Sons, Family Size, and Sex Ratio: An Empirical Study in Korea

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  • Chai Park, 1983. "Preference for Sons, Family Size, and Sex Ratio: An Empirical Study in Korea," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 20(3), pages 333-352, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:demogr:v:20:y:1983:i:3:p:333-352
    DOI: 10.2307/2061246
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    1. Rashid Javed & Mazhar Mughal, 2019. "Have a Son, Gain a Voice: Son Preference and Female Participation in Household Decision Making," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 55(12), pages 2526-2548, December.
    2. Astghik Mavisakalyan & Anna Minasyan, 2023. "The Role of Conflict in Sex Discrimination: The Case of Missing Girls," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 71(2), pages 443-484.
    3. Filmer, Deon & Friedman, Jed & Schady, Norbert, 2008. "Development, modernization, and son preference in fertility decisions," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4716, The World Bank.
    4. Grant Miller, 2005. "Contraception as Development? New Evidence from Family Planning in Colombia," NBER Working Papers 11704, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    5. Onur Altindag, 2016. "Son Preference, Fertility Decline, and the Nonmissing Girls of Turkey," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 53(2), pages 541-566, April.
    6. Narayan Das, 1987. "Sex preference and fertility behavior: A study of recent Indian data," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 24(4), pages 517-530, November.
    7. Radheshyam Bairagi, 1987. "A comment on fred arnold’s “measuring the effect of sex preference on fertility”," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 24(1), pages 137-138, February.
    8. Fred Arnold, 1985. "Measuring the effect of sex preference on fertility: The case of Korea," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 22(2), pages 280-288, May.
    9. Yean-Ju Lee & Alberto Palloni, 1992. "Changes in the family status of elderly women in Korea," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 29(1), pages 69-92, February.
    10. Eleanor Jawon Choi & Jisoo Hwang, 2020. "Transition of Son Preference: Evidence From South Korea," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 57(2), pages 627-652, April.
    11. Kigon Nam, 2010. "The Effect of Having More Children on Women's Labour Force Participation in Korea: An Analysis Using Instrument Variables," LABOUR, CEIS, vol. 24(3), pages 333-356, September.
    12. Woojin Chung & Monica Das Gupta, 2007. "The Decline of Son Preference in South Korea: The Roles of Development and Public Policy," Population and Development Review, The Population Council, Inc., vol. 33(4), pages 757-783, December.
    13. Sam Hyun Yoo & Sarah R. Hayford & Victor Agadjanian, 2017. "Old Habits Die Hard? Lingering Son Preference in an Era of Normalizing Sex Ratios at Birth in South Korea," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 36(1), pages 25-54, February.
    14. Anil B. Deolalikar & Rana Hasan & Rohini Somanathan, 2009. "Public Goods Access And Juvenile Sex Ratios In Rural India: Evidence From The 1991 And 2001 Village Census Data," Working Papers 200911, University of California at Riverside, Department of Economics, revised Sep 2009.
    15. Grant Miller, 2005. "Contraception as Development? New Evidence from Family Planning in Colombia," CID Working Papers 9, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
    16. Edwin S. Wong, 2013. "Gender preference and transfers from parents to children: an inter-regional comparison," International Review of Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(1), pages 61-80, January.

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