Can hepatitis B mothers account for the number of missing women? Evidence from three million newborns in taiwan
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American Economic Review, 98(5), 2259-2273
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American Economic Review
Journal Volume
98
Journal Issue
5
Pages
2259-2273
Date Issued
2008
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Abstract
The “missing women” phenomenon in many Asian countries has previously been regarded as the result of son preference. However, some studies have argued half of the missing women can be explained by infection with Hepatitis B virus (HBV). We demonstrate that the probability of having a male birth is only slightly higher for HBV mothers than for mothers without HBV. The sex ratio at birth rises for the higher birth order and that in families where the first two children are female. Our findings suggest that HBV status has little impact on the missing women phenomenon. (JEL I12, J16)
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birth order; ethnology; female; forecasting; hepatitis B; human; male; mother; population dynamics; sex ratio; sex selection; Taiwan; trends; women's health; Birth Order; Female; Forecasting; Hepatitis B; Humans; Male; Mothers; Population Dynamics; Sex Preselection; Sex Ratio; Taiwan; Women; Women's Health
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