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Son targeting fertility behavior: some consequences and determinants.

Deepankar Basu¹, Robert de Jong

¹Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1012 Thompson Hall, Amherst, MA 01003, USA. dbasu@econs.umass.edu

|July 9, 2010

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Families seeking sons influence fertility, leading to more sisters and earlier birth orders for girls in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and North Africa. Income and location impact this son preference in India.

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Area of Science:

Demography
Sociology
Economics

Background:

Son preference is a significant factor influencing fertility behaviors globally.
Understanding the demographic implications of son targeting is crucial for population studies.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the aggregate implications of son targeting fertility behavior.
To identify the determinants of son targeting behavior.
To analyze regional variations in these effects.

Main Methods:

Empirical testing of sibling and birth-order effects across various countries.
Maximum likelihood estimation to study covariate effects in India.

Main Results:

Son targeting leads to a higher number of siblings for girls (sibling effect) and earlier birth orders for girls (birth-order effect).
These effects are observed in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and North Africa, but not in sub-Saharan Africa.
In India, family income and geographic location significantly influence son targeting behavior.

Conclusions:

Son preference demonstrably impacts family size and composition in specific global regions.
Socioeconomic factors like income and location are key drivers of son targeting fertility behavior, particularly in India.
The findings highlight the need for region-specific interventions addressing fertility and gender dynamics.