| 来源类型 | Working Paper |
| 规范类型 | 报告 |
| DOI | 10.3386/w23816 |
| 来源ID | Working Paper 23816 |
| Is There Still Son Preference in the United States? | |
| Francine D. Blau; Lawrence M. Kahn; Peter Brummund; Jason Cook; Miriam Larson-Koester | |
| 发表日期 | 2017-09-18 |
| 出版年 | 2017 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | In this paper, we use 2008-2013 American Community Survey data to update and further probe evidence on son preference in the United States. In light of the substantial increase in immigration, we examine this question separately for natives and immigrants. Dahl and Moretti (2008) found earlier evidence consistent with son preference in that having a female first child raised fertility and increased the probability that the family was living without a father. We find that for our more recent period, having a female first child still raises the likelihood of living without a father, but is instead associated with lower fertility, particularly for natives. Thus, by the 2008-2013 period, any apparent son preference in fertility decisions appears to have been outweighed by factors such as cost concerns in raising girls or increased female bargaining power. In contrast, some evidence for son preference in fertility persists among immigrants. Immigrant families that have a female first child have significantly higher fertility and are more likely to be living without a father (though not significantly so). Further, gender inequity in source countries is associated with son preference in fertility among immigrants. For both first and second generation immigrants, the impact of a female first-born on fertility is more pronounced for immigrants from source countries with less gender equity. Finally, we find no evidence of sex selection for the general population of natives and immigrants, suggesting that it does not provide an alternative mechanism to account for the disappearance of a positive fertility effect for natives. |
| 主题 | Labor Economics ; Demography and Aging |
| URL | https://www.nber.org/papers/w23816 |
| 来源智库 | National Bureau of Economic Research (United States) |
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| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/581490 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Francine D. Blau,Lawrence M. Kahn,Peter Brummund,et al. Is There Still Son Preference in the United States?. 2017. |
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