Prenatal Sex Selection and Missing Girls in China: Evidence from the Diffusion of Diagnostic Ultrasound

Autor/inn/en	Chen, Yuyu; Li, Hongbin; Meng, Lingsheng
Titel	Prenatal Sex Selection and Missing Girls in China: Evidence from the Diffusion of Diagnostic Ultrasound
Quelle	In: Journal of Human Resources, 48 (2013) 1, S.36-70 (35 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-166X
Schlagwörter	Sex; Foreign Countries; Pregnancy; Diagnostic Tests; Public Policy; Costs; Prenatal Care; Birth; Access to Health Care; Preferences; Sons; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlecht; Geschlechtsverkehr; Ausland; Schwangerschaft; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Öffentliche Ordnung; Cost; Kosten; Pränatale Versorgung; Geburt; Son; Sohn
Abstract	How much of the increase in sex ratio (male to female) at birth since the early 1980s in China is attributed to increased prenatal sex selection? This question is addressed by exploiting the differential introduction of diagnostic ultrasound in the country during the 1980s, which significantly reduced the cost of prenatal sex selection. We find that the improved local access to ultrasound technology has resulted in a substantial increase in sex ratio at birth. Our estimates indicate that roughly 40 to 50 percent of the increase in sex imbalance at birth can be explained by local access to ultrasound examinations. (Contains 9 tables, 8 figures, and 29 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10