Exploring the population implications of male...

Exploring the population implications of male preference when the sex probabilities at birth can be altered

Abstract

The paper explores the population effects of male preference stopping rules and of alternative combinations of fertility rates and male-biased birth sex ratios.

Authors

Denton FT; Spencer BG

Journal

Demographic Research, Vol. 31, , pp. 757–778

Publisher

Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

Publication Date

January 1, 2014

DOI

10.4054/demres.2014.31.25

ISSN

1435-9871

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Byron Grant Spencer

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Social Sciences

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Frank Trevor Denton

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Social Sciences

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44 Human society 4403 Demography 35 Commerce, management, tourism and services 42 Health sciences

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