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Sex Ratio and Religion in Vietnam

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  • Vu, Manh Tien
  • Yamada, Hiroyuki

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We examine whether the probability of having a boy aged below 5 years in households and communes is associated with religious individuals in Vietnam using data from the 1999 Population and Housing Census (on 76 million people) and 2007 Establishment Census (on religious establishments). Our results show low probability of having a boy aged below 5 years among religious households. Moreover, using Vietnam's 1955-1974 North-South division that resulted in different religious developments, we apply a commune-level instrumental-variable approach. From this analysis, we find a higher serious follower ratio associated with a lower boy ratio within communes and certain non-believer communities.

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  • Vu, Manh Tien & Yamada, Hiroyuki, 2020. "Sex Ratio and Religion in Vietnam," AGI Working Paper Series 2020-03, Asian Growth Research Institute.
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    1. Ishise, Hirokazu, 2025. "Religion as an informal institution: A case of true pure land Buddhism and missing women in early modern Japan," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 229(C).
    2. Vu, Tien Manh & Yamada, Hiroyuki, 2020. "The legacy of Confucianism in gender inequality in Vietnam," MPRA Paper 101487, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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    JEL classification:

    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • N35 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Asia including Middle East
    • Z1 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics

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