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Son targeting fertility behavior: Some consequences and determinants

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  1. Zhang, Lin, 2022. "Patrilineality, fertility, and women's income: Evidence from family lineage in China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 74(C).
  2. Nayana Bose & Shreyasee Das, 2021. "Women's Inheritance Rights and Fertility Decisions: Evidence from India," DETU Working Papers 2101, Department of Economics, Temple University.
  3. Sylvie Dubuc, 2025. "Evidence of Decreasing Prenatal Sex-Selection Practice in a Context of Liberal Abortion Rights," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 44(6), pages 1-10, December.
  4. Bhaswati Das & Nowaj Sharif & Sumit Kumar, 2025. "Son Preference and Single-Child Families in India's Fertility Transition," Journal of Population Research, Springer, vol. 42(4), pages 1-21, December.
  5. 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.
  6. Srinivas Goli & Somya Arora & Neha Jain & Sekher T. V., 2024. "Patrilocality and Child Sex Ratios in India," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 43(4), pages 1-28, August.
  7. Francisco J Beltrán Tapia & Francisco J Marco-Gracia, 2022. "Death, sex, and fertility: female infanticide in rural Spain, 1750–1950 [Son targeting fertility behaviour: some consequences and determinants]," European Review of Economic History, European Historical Economics Society, vol. 26(2), pages 234-254.
  8. Seema Jayachandran, 2017. "Fertility Decline and Missing Women," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 9(1), pages 118-139, January.
  9. Ankita Mishra & Jaai Parasnis, 2021. "Husband, sons and the fertility gap: evidence from India," Journal of Population Research, Springer, vol. 38(1), pages 71-102, March.
  10. Bertoli, Simone & Marchetta, Francesca, 2015. "Bringing It All Back Home – Return Migration and Fertility Choices," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 65(C), pages 27-40.
  11. Keiti Kondi, 2023. "Gender Gap, Intra Household Bargaining and Sex Selective Abortion in Albania," LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES 2023003, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES).
  12. Yang, Wei & Spencer, Byron G, 2022. "Kinship and fertility: Brother and sibling effects on births in a patrilineal system," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 195(C), pages 158-170.
  13. Wookun Kim, 2020. "Baby Bonus, Fertility, and Missing Women," Departmental Working Papers 2011, Southern Methodist University, Department of Economics.
  14. Alfano, Marco, 2017. "Daughters, dowries, deliveries: The effect of marital payments on fertility choices in India," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 125(C), pages 89-104.
  15. Mesfin, Hiwot & Cecchi, Francesco & Nillesen, Eleonora & Tirivayi, Nyasha, 2022. "The effect of siblings’ sex ratio on physical capital, human capital, and gendered time use among adolescents in Ethiopia," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 47(C).
  16. Boonaert, Eva & Hoyweghen, Kaat Van & Feyisa, Ashenafi Duguma & Goos, Peter & Maertens, Miet, 2021. "Twofold Gendered Preferences in the Quantity-Quality Trade-Off Impact the Demographic Transition in Ethiopia," 2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual 315224, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
  17. Keera Allendorf, 2020. "Another Gendered Demographic Dividend: Adjusting to a Future without Sons," Population and Development Review, The Population Council, Inc., vol. 46(3), pages 471-499, September.
  18. Seik Kim & Sam-Ho Lee, 2020. "Son Preference and Fertility Decisions: Evidence From Spatiotemporal Variation in Korea," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 57(3), pages 927-951, June.
  19. Yigit Aydede & Marie-Claire Robitaille, 2022. "Speeding Up for a Son Among Immigrants in Canada," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 41(5), pages 2233-2265, October.
  20. Rabie Dina & El-Bialy Nora, 2026. "Attitudes towards Islamic Inheritance: Religious or Patriarchal Preferences?," Review of Law & Economics, De Gruyter, vol. 21(4), pages 833-864.
  21. Baland, Jean-Marie & Cassan, Guilhem & Woitrin, Francois, 2020. "The Stopping Rule and Gender selective mortality: World Evidence," CEPR Discussion Papers 15128, Centre for Economic Policy Research.
  22. Rossi, Pauline & Rouanet, Léa, 2015. "Gender Preferences in Africa: A Comparative Analysis of Fertility Choices," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 72(C), pages 326-345.
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  24. Daniel Rosenblum, 2013. "The effect of fertility decisions on excess female mortality in India," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 26(1), pages 147-180, January.
  25. 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.
  26. Anh P. Ngo, 2020. "Effects of Vietnam’s two-child policy on fertility, son preference, and female labor supply," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 33(3), pages 751-794, July.
  27. Lambert, Sylvie & Rossi, Pauline, 2016. "Sons as widowhood insurance: Evidence from Senegal," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 120(C), pages 113-127.
  28. Konstantin Kazenin, 2025. "Preference for Sons and Daughters in Developing Countries: When Does (Dis)agreement Between Spouses Come into Play?," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 44(1), pages 1-35, February.
  29. 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.
  30. Kimberly Singer Babiarz & Paul Ma & Grant Miller & Shige Song, 2018. "The Limits and Consequences of Population Policy: Evidence from China’s Wan Xi Shao Campaign," NBER Working Papers 25130, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  31. Tien Manh Vu, 2012. "The lexicographic preference for a son: evidence from household data in Vietnam," OSIPP Discussion Paper 12E001, Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University.
  32. Keera Allendorf, 2015. "Fertility Decline, Gender Composition of Families, and Expectations of Old Age Support," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 34(4), pages 511-539, August.
  33. Christine Ho, 2019. "Child’s gender, parental monetary investments and care of elderly parents in China," Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, vol. 17(3), pages 741-774, September.
  34. Batool Zaidi, 2024. "Losing the female survival advantage: Sex differentials in infant and child mortality in Pakistan," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 50(15), pages 411-442.
  35. Xiaojie Wang & Wenjie Nie & Pengcheng Liu, 2020. "Son Preference and the Reproductive Behavior of Rural-Urban Migrant Women of Childbearing Age in China: Empirical Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Data," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(9), pages 1-12, May.
  36. William Jergins, 2021. "Culture and son preference: Evidence from immigrants to the United States," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 88(1), pages 168-198, July.
  37. Bhat, Bilal Ahmad & Chatterjee, Esha & Thakur, Sounak, 2025. "Fertility outcomes and parental well-being in later life: Evidence from India," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 177(C).
  38. Mehwish Ghulam Ali & Ashton De Silva & Sarah Sinclair & Ankita Mishra, 2022. "Gender preference at birth: A new measure for son preference based on stated preferences and observed measures of parents' fertility decisions," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2022-88, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  39. Anukriti, S. & Herrera Almanza, Catalina & Hossain, Shahadat & Karra, Mahesh, 2025. "Son Preference and Women’s Mental Health and Well-Being in India," 2025 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2025, Denver, CO 360992, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
  40. Ridhi Kashyap & Julia Behrman, 2020. "Gender Discrimination and Excess Female Under-5 Mortality in India: A New Perspective Using Mixed-Sex Twins," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 57(6), pages 2143-2167, December.
  41. Soham Sahoo, 2017. "Intra-Household Gender Disparity in School Choice: Evidence from Private Schooling in India," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 53(10), pages 1714-1730, October.
  42. Jean-Marie Baland & Guilhem Cassan & François Woitrin, 2024. "Stopping rule as sex-selective abortions and instrumental births. A unified framework and world evidence," DeFiPP Working Papers 2406, University of Namur, Development Finance and Public Policies.
  43. Serhii Maksymovych & William Appleman & Zurab Abramishvili, 2023. "Parental gender preference in the Balkans and Scandinavia: gender bias or differential costs?," Journal of Population Research, Springer, vol. 40(4), pages 1-48, December.
  44. Soham Sahoo & Stephan Klasen, 2018. "Gender Segregation in Education and Its Implications for Labour Market Outcomes: Evidence from India," Courant Research Centre: Poverty, Equity and Growth - Discussion Papers 248, Courant Research Centre PEG.
  45. Zurab Abramishvili & William Appleman & Sergii Maksymovych, 2019. "Parental Gender Preference in the Balkans and Scandinavia: Gender Bias or Differential Costs?," CERGE-EI Working Papers wp643, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague.
  46. 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.
  47. Nayana Bose & Shreyasee Das, 2024. "Reassessing the relationship between women's empowerment and fertility: Evidence from India," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 28(2), pages 544-573, May.
  48. Valentine Becquet & Nicolás Sacco & Ignacio Pardo, 2022. "Disparities in Gender Preference and Fertility: Southeast Asia and Latin America in a Comparative Perspective," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 41(3), pages 1295-1323, June.
  49. 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.
  50. Md. Nazmul Ahsan & Urvashi Jain, 2026. "Brothers, dowry, and spousal quality," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 39(2), pages 1-33, June.
  51. Neha Jain, 2022. "Patrilocality and Child Sex Ratios in India," Working Papers 2265, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade.
  52. Tien Vu, 2014. "One male offspring preference: evidence from Vietnam using a split-population model," Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, vol. 12(4), pages 689-715, December.
  53. Anqi LI & Shiko MARUYAMA & Yangyang ZHANG, 2026. "When the Last Big Arrow Was Loosed: How the One-Child Policy relaxations reshaped fertility trends in China," Discussion papers 26001, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
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