Bhaskar, Venkataraman - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
We consider a society where parents prefer boys to girls, but also value grandchildren. Parental sex selection results … in a biased sex ratio that is socially inefficient, due to a congestion externality in the marriage market. Improvements … composition, allowing us to examine the possible sex ratio effects of China's one-child policy, and the implications of choice in …