Effects of birth order and son preference on utilization of pre- and post-natal health inputs in Punjab

2019 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Theresa Chaudhry ◽  
Maha Khan
Keyword(s):  
Birth Order ◽  
Son Preference ◽  
Health Inputs

scholarly journals Can Hepatitis B Mothers Account for the Number of Missing Women? Evidence from Three Million Newborns in Taiwan

2008 ◽  
Vol 98 (5) ◽  
pp. 2259-2273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-Jen Lin ◽  
Ming-Ching Luoh
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Birth Order ◽  
Son Preference ◽  
Sex Ratio At Birth ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Male Birth ◽  
B Virus ◽  
Missing Women

The “missing women” phenomenon in many Asian countries has previously been regarded as the result of son preference. However, some studies have argued half of the missing women can be explained by infection with Hepatitis B virus (HBV). We demonstrate that the probability of having a male birth is only slightly higher for HBV mothers than for mothers without HBV. The sex ratio at birth rises for the higher birth order and that in families where the first two children are female. Our findings suggest that HBV status has little impact on the missing women phenomenon. (JEL I12, J16)

scholarly journals Why Are Indian Children So Short? The Role of Birth Order and Son Preference

2017 ◽  
Vol 107 (9) ◽  
pp. 2600-2629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seema Jayachandran ◽  
Rohini Pande
Keyword(s):  
Birth Order ◽  
Son Preference ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Indian Children ◽  
Child Stunting ◽  
Fertility Decisions ◽  
Child Height ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Sibling Gender

Child stunting in India exceeds that in poorer regions like sub-Saharan Africa. Data on over 168,000 children show that, relative to Africa, India's height disadvantage increases sharply with birth order. We posit that India's steep birth order gradient is due to favoritism toward eldest sons, which affects parents' fertility decisions and resource allocation across children. We show that, within India, the gradient is steeper for high-son-preference regions and religions. The gradient also varies with sibling gender as predicted. A back-of-the-envelope calculation suggests that India's steeper birth order gradient can explain over one-half of the India-Africa gap in average child height. (JEL C61, D72, D82, D83, K10, M11)

Resolving the debate over birth order, family size, and intelligence.

2000 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 599-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Lee Rodgers ◽  
H. Harrington Cleveland ◽  
Edwin van den Oord ◽  
David C. Rowe
Keyword(s):  
Birth Order ◽  
Family Size
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