@article{Bhattacharjya_19_54,
author = {Bhattacharjya, Debarun and Sudarshan, Anant and Tuljapurkar, Shripad and Shachter, Ross and Feldman, Marcus},
title={{How can economic schemes curtail the increasing sex ratio at birth in China?}},
journal = {Demographic Research},
volume = {19},
number = {54},
pages = {1831--1850},
doi = {10.4054/DemRes.2008.19.54},
year = {2008},
abstract = {Fertility decline, driven by the one-child policy, and son preference have contributed to an alarming difference in the number of live male and female births in China. We present a quantitative model where people choose to sex-select because they perceive that married sons are more valuable than married daughters. Due to the predominant patrilocal kinship system in China, daughters-in-law provide valuable emotional and financial support, enhancing the perceived present value of married sons. We argue that inter-generational transfer data will help ascertain the extent to which economic schemes (such as pension plans for families with no sons) can curtail the increasing sex ratio at birth.},
URL = {https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol19/54/},
eprint = {https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol19/54/19-54.pdf}
}