Childhood health and the wantedness of male and female children
Maternal desire for children of a particular sex has important implications for the well-being of household members. A simple theoretical model predicts that when a child is born of their mother's preferred sex, parents will allocate more resources towards that child, resulting in healthier children...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Elsevier
2017
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146466 |
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