Session 28:
Gender Preferences for Children
Chair: Antonia M. Welch, Harvard University
Discussant: Carolyn Makinson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Gendering the Family Composition: Sex Preferences for Children and Childbearing Behavior in Denmark, Finland, and Sweden Karsten Hank, University of Mannheim ; Andres Vikat, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
A Less Valued Life: Population Policy and Sex Selection in India Rupsa Mallik, Center for Health and Gender Equity
Agency in the Face of Opposition: Women's Decision-Making and Son Preference in Vietnam Tran 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)
Determinants of Son Preference in India: Disentangling Economic Factors and Cultural Attitudes Alessandro Tarozzi, Duke University ; William H. Dow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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