Thursday, April 1 / 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM   •   Beacon D

Session 28:
Gender Preferences for Children

Chair: Antonia M. Welch, Harvard University
Discussant: Carolyn Makinson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  1. Gendering the Family Composition: Sex Preferences for Children and Childbearing Behavior in Denmark, Finland, and SwedenKarsten Hank, University of Mannheim ; Andres Vikat, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

  2. A Less Valued Life: Population Policy and Sex Selection in IndiaRupsa Mallik, Center for Health and Gender Equity

  3. Agency in the Face of Opposition: Women's Decision-Making and Son Preference in VietnamTran Hung Minh, Consultation of Investment in Health Promotion Company (CIHP) ; Nancy Luke, Brown University ; Vu Song Ha, Consultation of Investment in Health Promotion Company (CIHP) ; Vu Thien Pham, Consultation of Investment in Health Promotion Company (CIHP) ; Sidney Ruth Schuler, Academy for Educational Development (AED)

  4. Determinants of Son Preference in India: Disentangling Economic Factors and Cultural AttitudesAlessandro Tarozzi, Duke University ; William H. Dow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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