¿Niña o niño? Un estudio sobre las preferencias de los padres mexicanos por el sexo de sus hijos
Among Mexican parents child gender has an effect on family structure and fertility decisions. A first-born daughter increases the probability of father absence, of maternal custody in case of marital dissolution, of having more children and of a shorter elapsed period before a new child is born. The...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | Spanish |
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El Colegio de México, A.C.
2013
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| Online Access: | https://estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx/index.php/economicos/article/view/80 |
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Estudios Económicos |
| Summary: | Among Mexican parents child gender has an effect on family structure and fertility decisions. A first-born daughter increases the probability of father absence, of maternal custody in case of marital dissolution, of having more children and of a shorter elapsed period before a new child is born. The collection of evidence suggests that those effects are the result of a preference for sons among parents and not the result of other causes that could explain some of the results separately. |
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