Asadullah, M. Niaz, Mansoor, Nazia, Tandazzo, Teresa, Wahhaj, Zaki (2021) Is Son Preference Disappearing from Bangladesh? World Development, 140 . ISSN 0305-750X. (doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105353) (KAR id:84760)
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105353 |
Abstract
Historically, son preference has been widely prevalent in South Asia, manifested in the form of skewed sex ratios, gender differentials in child mortality, and worse educational investments in daughters versus sons. In the present study, we show, using data from a purposefully designed nationally representative survey for Bangladesh, that among women of childbearing age, son bias in stated fertility preferences has weakened and there is an emerging preference for gender balance. We examine a number of different hypotheses for the decline in son preference, including the increasing availability of female employment in the manufacturing sector, increased female education, and the decline of joint family living. Using survival analysis, we show that in contrast to stated fertility preferences, actual fertility decisions are still shaped by son preference.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105353 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | fertility; gender bias; birth spacing; female employment; Bangladesh |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Women |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Economics |
Depositing User: | Zaki Wahhaj |
Date Deposited: | 11 Dec 2020 17:59 UTC |
Last Modified: | 01 May 2023 23:00 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/84760 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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