Fertility;
Gender preference;
Sex selection;
Abortion laws;
SELECTION;
RATIOS;
D O I:
10.1016/j.econlet.2024.112004
中图分类号:
F [经济];
学科分类号:
02 ;
摘要:
I provide evidence that abortion was used for gender balancing. The probability of the first two children being the same sex decreased immediately after Roe v. Wade. . This crowded out the practice of having additional children to achieve gender diversity.
机构:
Univ Alberta, Fac Law & Res Associate, Hlth Law Inst, Edmonton, AB, CanadaUniv Alberta, Fac Law & Res Associate, Hlth Law Inst, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Nelson, Erin
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765