The effects of gender control on fertility and children's consumption
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香港中文大学研究人员 ( 现职)

张俊森教授 (经济学系)

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数位物件识别号 (DOI) http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001480050031

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摘要Effects of sex preference on investments in children's human capital, bequests and fertility are studied, with and without sex selection, in a model based on parental altruism. Both pure sex preference, a feature of the parental utility function, and indirect preference, which arises from gender-related differences in earnings opportunities, are examined. When there is no gender control the impact of pure sex preference is seen in smaller consumption for daughters than for sons. However, when gender control is exerted, sex preference raises the sex ratio and it is possible that sisters may, on average, consume no less than their more numerous brothers. In an example of the model with specific functional forms, parents who practise gender control have larger families than if sex selection techniques were unavailable. The effect is magnified if sons' earnings opportunities are better than daughters'.

着者Davies JB, Zhang JS
期刊名称Journal of Population Economics
出版年份199http://aims.cuhk.edu.hk/converis/portal/Publication/7
月份2
日期1
卷号10
期次1
出版社SPRINGER VERLAG
页次6http://aims.cuhk.edu.hk/converis/portal/Publication/7 - 85
国际标準期刊号0933-1433
电子国际标準期刊号1432-14http://aims.cuhk.edu.hk/converis/portal/Publication/75
语言英式英语

关键词children's consumption; fertility; sex preferences; sex selection
Web of Science 学科类别Business & Economics; Demography; DEMOGRAPHY; Economics; ECONOMICS