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Son targeting fertility behavior: Some consequences and determinants

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  • Deepankar Basu
  • Robert Jong

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  • Deepankar Basu & Robert Jong, 2010. "Son targeting fertility behavior: Some consequences and determinants," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 47(2), pages 521-536, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:demogr:v:47:y:2010:i:2:p:521-536
    DOI: 10.1353/dem.0.0110
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    2. Seidl, Christian, 1995. "The Desire for a Son Is the Father of Many Daughters: A Sex Ratio Paradox," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 8(2), pages 185-203, May.
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