%0 Report
        %A Lee, Soohyung
%A Orsini, Chiara
        %T Did the Great Recession Affect Sex Ratios at Birth for Groups with a Son Preference?
        %D 2017
        %8 2017 Mar
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 10617
        %U https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp10617
        %X This paper examines the extent to which the Great Recession affected gender composition at birth. We focus on ethnic minorities in the US known for a son preference – Chinese, Indians, and Koreans. Using the DID method, we find that in response to the Great Recession, the fraction of newborn boys increased among Chinese Americans. Our results suggest that a cultural norm, namely son preference, may be directly affected by economic conditions.
        %K missing girls
%K Great Recession
%K son preference
%K sex ratios
%K fertility