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Preference for Boys, Family Size, and Educational Attainment in India

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  1. Mausam Kumar Garg & Poulomi Chowdhury & Illias Sheikh, 2024. "Determinants of school dropouts in India: a study through survival analysis approach," Journal of Social and Economic Development, Springer;Institute for Social and Economic Change, vol. 26(1), pages 26-48, April.
  2. Wang, Sophie Xuefei, 2025. "Long-term consequences of fertility on elderly labor supply," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 92(C).
  3. Nooshin Rashti Mohammad & Ali Taieb Nia & Sajjad Barkhordari, 2024. "The Casual Effect of Family Size on the Human Capital in Iranian Society," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 15(1), pages 4056-4071, March.
  4. Fujimoto, Junichi & Meng, Xiangcai, 2019. "Curse or blessing: Investigating the education and income of firstborns and only boys," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 53(C), pages 1-1.
  5. Isha Gupta, 2020. "Fertility And Mothers’ Labour Force Participation In Rural India," "Marco Fanno" Working Papers 0267, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno".
  6. Chabé-Ferret, Bastien, 2019. "Adherence to cultural norms and economic incentives: Evidence from fertility timing decisions," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 162(C), pages 24-48.
  7. Nandi, Arindam & Sahoo, Soham & Haberland, Nicole & Ngô, Thoại D., 2023. "A glass ceiling at the playhouse? Gender gaps in public and private preschool enrollment in India," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 103(C).
  8. S Anukriti & Sungoh Kwon & Nishith Prakash, 2018. "Household Savings and Marriage Payments: Evidence from Dowry in India," Working papers 2018-09, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics.
  9. Mookerjee, Mehreen & Ojha, Manini & Roy, Sanket, 2023. "Family planning practices: Examining the link between contraception and child health," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 129(C).
  10. Liu, Huanwen & Dong, Yanfang & Luo, Changfu, 2024. "Why do women bear more? The impact of energy poverty on son preference in Chinese rural households," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 195(C).
  11. Honghui Li & Masato Hiwatari, 2024. "Unveiling the direct and indirect effects of sibling size on happiness: evidence from adults in early and mid-adulthood in China," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 11(1), pages 1-12, December.
  12. Shuang Chen, 2022. "The Positive Effect of Women’s Education on Fertility in Low-Fertility China," European Journal of Population, Springer;European Association for Population Studies, vol. 38(1), pages 125-161, March.
  13. Shruti Sengupta & Mehtabul Azam, 2025. "The effect of trade liberalization on marriage and fertility: evidence from Indian census," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 77(3), pages 653-674.
  14. Isha Gupta, 2024. "Younger children and mothers’ labour supply in rural India: Evidence from fertility stopping behaviour," Journal of Population Research, Springer, vol. 41(3), pages 1-46, September.
  15. Ea Hoppe Blaabæk & Mads Meier Jæger & Joseph Molitoris, 2020. "Family Size and Educational Attainment: Cousins, Contexts, and Compensation," European Journal of Population, Springer;European Association for Population Studies, vol. 36(3), pages 575-600, July.
  16. Björn Nilsson, 2019. "The School-to-Work Transition in Developing Countries," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 55(5), pages 745-764, May.
  17. Bornali Bhandari & Charu Jain & Ajaya K. Sahu, 2021. "Are Secondary Schools Imparting Digital Skills? An Empirical Assessment," Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, National Council of Applied Economic Research, vol. 15(1), pages 73-100, February.
  18. Rashid Javed & Mazhar Mughal, 2022. "Changing patterns of son preference and fertility in Pakistan," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 34(6), pages 1086-1109, August.
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  20. Yasser Razak Hussain & Pranab Mukhopadhyay, 2023. "How Much do Education, Experience, and Social Networks Impact Earnings in India? A Panel Data Analysis Disaggregated by Class, Gender, Caste and Religion," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(4), pages 21582440231, December.
  21. Ronald R. Kumar & Peter J. Stauvermann, 2019. "The Effects of a Revenue-Neutral Child Subsidy Tax Mechanism on Growth and GHG Emissions," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(9), pages 1-23, May.
  22. Kaat Van Hoyweghen & Janne Bemelmans & Hendrik Feyaerts & Goedele Van den Broeck & Miet Maertens, 2023. "Small Family, Happy Family? Fertility Preferences and the Quantity–Quality Trade-Off in Sub-Saharan Africa," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 42(6), pages 1-35, December.
  23. Ghosh, Pritam & Rohatgi, Pratima & Bose, Kaushik, 2022. "Determinants of time-trends in exclusivity and continuation of breastfeeding in India: An investigation from the National Family Health Survey," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 292(C).
  24. Dhilanveer Teja Singh Bahi & Jouni Paavola, 2024. "Liquefied Petroleum Gas Access and Consumption Expenditure: Measuring Energy Poverty through Wellbeing and Gender Equality in India," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(8), pages 1-26, April.
  25. Shahjahan, Md & La Mattina, Giulia & Ayyagari, Padmaja, 2025. "The impact of the Female Secondary School Stipend Program on child health," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 102(C).
  26. Mehtabul Azam, 2016. "Private Tutoring: Evidence from India," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 20(4), pages 739-761, November.
  27. Azam Mehtabul & Hang Saing Chan, 2018. "Is There Really a Trade-Off? Family Size and Investment in Child Quality in India," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 18(1), pages 1-12, January.
  28. Afifa Khalid & Aqsa Painda Khan & Sadia Mangan & Sateesh Kumar & Shivam Golani & Kashaf Aqeel Zaidi, 2021. "Joint Family or Nuclear Family: The Youth’s Perspective," Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Management Studies, Asian Online Journal Publishing Group, vol. 8(1), pages 1-6.
  29. Ebert, Cara & Vollmer, Sebastian, 2022. "Girls unwanted – The role of parents’ child-specific sex preference for children’s early mental development," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 82(C).
  30. Pradeep Kumar Choudhury & Amit Kumar, 2022. "How Much do Households Spend on Professional Higher Education in India? Results from a National Survey," Indian Journal of Human Development, , vol. 16(1), pages 77-96, April.
  31. Peng, Fei & Anwar, Sajid & Kang, Lili, 2022. "Number of siblings, access to treated water and returns to education in China," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 74(C), pages 526-538.
  32. Liu, Xiangbo & Sun, Zhiying & Tang, Daisheng & Chu, Shuai, 2025. "Relaxation of fertility restrictions, sibling composition and gender gap in education: Evidence from China’s 1.5-child policy," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 96(C).
  33. Yiwei Liu & Qiuyue Guo, 2025. "Impact of Adult Children’s Socioeconomic Status on the Health of Older Adults in China," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 46(2), pages 427-443, June.
  34. Bulus Barnabas & Miroslava Bavorova & Drini Imami & Edvin Zhllima, 2024. "Access to Food vs. Education - Feeding the Stomach is Important for Feeding the Mind," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 17(6), pages 2739-2767, December.
  35. Jianxun Lyu, 2025. "Optimal sequential fertility choices under discriminatory preferences," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 38(1), pages 1-51, March.
  36. Marc Klemp & Jacob Weisdorf, 2019. "Fecundity, Fertility and The Formation of Human Capital," The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 129(618), pages 925-960.
  37. Shuang Chen, 2020. "Parental Investment After the Birth of a Sibling: The Effect of Family Size in Low-Fertility China," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 57(6), pages 2085-2111, December.
  38. Eiji Yamamura & Giorgio Brunello, 2023. "Effect of grandchildren on the happiness of grandparents: Does the grandparent's child's gender matter?," Asian Economic Journal, East Asian Economic Association, vol. 37(2), pages 149-163, June.
  39. Pradeep Kumar Choudhury & Angrej Singh Gill & Amit Kumar, 2024. "What drives demand for private tutoring in secondary education? Evidence from India," Journal of Social and Economic Development, Springer;Institute for Social and Economic Change, vol. 26(3), pages 816-839, December.
  40. Li, Honghui & Hiwatari, Masato, 2020. "Family Size and Educational Attainment : The Case of China," Discussion paper series. A 353, Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration, Hokkaido University.
  41. Surabhi Garg & Srijit Mishra, 2024. "Effect of demand and supply side factors on school education outcomes in India," Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers 2024-013, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India.
  42. Anukriti, S & Herrera-Almanza, Catalina & Hossain, Shahadat & Karra, Mahesh, 2026. "Son Preference, Intergenerational Household Dynamics, and Women’s Mental Health in India," IZA Discussion Papers 18653, IZA Network @ LISER.
  43. Aeggarchat Sirisankanan, 2022. "The impact of family size on child investment in Thailand: Revisiting with an alternative approach," Asian Economic Journal, East Asian Economic Association, vol. 36(4), pages 411-431, December.
  44. Mukesh Ranjan & Arun Kumar Sinha & Lalrotlinga, 2025. "A multinomial regression analysis of the effect of birth sex sequence on desired family composition in India," Journal of Population Research, Springer, vol. 42(3), pages 1-26, September.
  45. Fernihough, Alan, 2017. "Less is More? The child quantity-quality trade-off in early 20th century England and Wales," QUCEH Working Paper Series 2017-07, Queen's University Belfast, Queen's University Centre for Economic History.
  46. Liu, Yiwei & Su, Yuting & Yin, Yuru, 2022. "Parental preference for boys in childhood and the health of the elderly: Evidence from China," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 302(C).
  47. Cristina Borra & Ana Costa-Ramón & Libertad González & Almudena Sevilla, 2026. "The Causal Effect of an Income Shock on Children’s Human Capital," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 44(2), pages 587-628.
  48. Qiling Lu & Jing Hua, 2023. "Micro-Household Human Capital Investment Decisions and a Simulation Study from the Intergenerational Conflict Perspective," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-21, January.
  49. Gitanjali Sen & Mitul Surana & Rakesh Basant, 2023. "To What Extent Does the Fertility Rate Explain the Education Gap?," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 42(3), pages 1-31, June.
  50. Pradeep Kumar Choudhury & Amit Kumar, 2022. "An Empirical Analysis of Household Expenditure on Engineering Education in Odisha," Millennial Asia, , vol. 13(3), pages 442-469, December.
  51. Wang, Qingfeng, 2018. "Son Preference and Human Capital," MPRA Paper 95411, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 01 Aug 2019.
  52. Tanusree Mishra & Tanmoyee Banerjee (Chatterjee), 2020. "Child marriage: some facts from selected Indian states," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 40(3), pages 2093-2110.
  53. Vu, Linh Hoang & Tran, Tuyen Quang, 2021. "Sibship composition, birth order and education: Evidence from Vietnam," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 85(C).
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