Intra-Familial Transfers, Son Preference, and Retirement Behavior in South Korea

The Journal of the Economics of Ageing ◽

10.1016/j.jeoa.2021.100338 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 100338

Author(s):

Kyeongkuk Kim ◽

Sang-Hyop Lee ◽

Timothy J. Halliday

Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

Son Preference ◽

Retirement Behavior

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Old Habits Die Hard? Lingering Son Preference in an Era of Normalizing Sex Ratios at Birth in South Korea

Population Research and Policy Review ◽

10.1007/s11113-016-9405-1 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 36 (1) ◽

pp. 25-54 ◽

Author(s):

Sam Hyun Yoo ◽

Sarah R. Hayford ◽

Victor Agadjanian

Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

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Son Preference, Sex Selection and Economic Development: The Case of South Korea

10.3386/w18679 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Lena Edlund ◽

Chulhee Lee

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

South Korea ◽

Sex Selection ◽

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Why is Son Preference Declining in South Korea? The Role of Development and Public Policy, and the Implications for China and India

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e597012012-001 ◽

2007 ◽

Author(s):

Woojin Chung ◽

Monica Das Gupta

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

South Korea ◽

Son Preference ◽

China And India

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Why Is Son Preference Declining In South Korea ? The Role Of Development And Public Policy, And The Implications For China And India

10.1596/1813-9450-4373 ◽

2007 ◽

Author(s):

Woojin Chung ◽

Monica Das Gupta

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

South Korea ◽

Son Preference ◽

China And India

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The Betrayed Generation? Intra-Household Transfers and Retirement Behavior in South Korea

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3261705 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Kyeongkuk Kim ◽

Sang-Hyop Lee ◽

Timothy Halliday

Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

Retirement Behavior

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Transition of Son Preference: Evidence From South Korea

10.1007/s13524-020-00863-x ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 57 (2) ◽

pp. 627-652 ◽

Author(s):

Eleanor Jawon Choi ◽

Jisoo Hwang

Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

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Patrilineality, Son Preference, and Sex Selection in South Korea and Vietnam

Population and Development Review ◽

10.1111/padr.12041 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 43 (1) ◽

pp. 119-147 ◽

Author(s):

Andrea den Boer ◽

Valerie Hudson

Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

Sex Selection ◽

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The Decline of Son Preference in South Korea: The Roles of Development and Public Policy

Population and Development Review ◽

10.1111/j.1728-4457.2007.00196.x ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 33 (4) ◽

pp. 757-783 ◽

Author(s):

Woojin Chung ◽

Monica Das Gupta

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

South Korea ◽

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Son Preference and Fertility in China, South Korea, and the United States

The Family and Social Change in Chinese Societies - The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis ◽

10.1007/978-94-007-7445-2_14 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 229-247 ◽

Author(s):

Dudley L. Poston ◽

Hosik Min ◽

Sherry L. McKibben

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

South Korea ◽

The United States ◽

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Child Gender and Parental Inputs: No More Son Preference in Korea?

The American Economic Review ◽

10.1257/aer.p20151118 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 105 (5) ◽

pp. 638-643 ◽

Author(s):

Eleanor Jawon Choi ◽

Jisoo Hwang

Keyword(s):

Sex Ratio ◽

South Korea ◽

Private Education ◽

Son Preference ◽

Sex Ratio At Birth ◽

Potential Bias ◽

Asian Countries ◽

Endogenous Fertility ◽

Child Gender ◽

Fertility Decisions

Sex ratio at birth remains highly skewed in Asian countries due to son preference. In South Korea, however, it has declined to the natural ratio. In this paper, we investigate whether son preference has disappeared in Korea by analyzing parents' time and monetary inputs by the sex of their child. We exploit randomness of the first child's sex to overcome potential bias from endogenous fertility decisions. Our findings show that mothers are more likely to work after having a girl, girls spend twice as much time as boys in housework activities, and parents spend more on private education for boys.

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