Blau, Francine D.; Kahn, Lawrence M.; Brummund, Peter; … - 2019 - Revised, October 2019
In this paper, we use 2008-2013 American Community Survey data to update and further probe evidence on son preference … natives and immigrants. Dahl and Moretti (2008) found earlier evidence consistent with son preference in that having a female … associated with lower fertility, particularly for natives. Thus, by the 2008-2013 period, any apparent son preference in …