Journal article
Kinship and fertility: Brother and sibling effects on births in a patrilineal system
Abstract
We estimate the effect of the number and genders of the siblings of parents on their fertility decisions in a patrilineal system. For that purpose we develop a three-step approach that uses the genders of the first and second siblings to identify gender specific sibling effects while taking account of the influence of gender biased preferences and social norms. Using data from China, we find gender asymmetric sibling effects on fertility. …
Authors
Yang W; Spencer BG
Journal
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Vol. 195, , pp. 158–170
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
March 2022
DOI
10.1016/j.jebo.2021.12.037
ISSN
0167-2681