This paper shows how parental preferences for sons versus daughters affect divorce, child
custody, marriage, shotgun marriage when the sex of the child is known before birth, and …

Do parents have preferences over the gender of their children, and if so, does this have
negative consequences for daughters versus sons? In this paper, we show that child gender …

Are couples with daughters more likely to divorce than couples with sons? Using Dutch
registry and US survey data, we show that couples with daughters face higher risks of …

A family preference for sons over daughters may manifest itself in different ways, including
higher mortality, worse health status, or lower educational attainment among girls. This study …

Trends in divorce and nonmarital childbearing suggest that the marriage market is
increasingly filled with people who have been married and/or have children. This study …

Using data from the June 1980 Current Population Survey, Morgan, Lye, and Condran
(1988) reported that families with a daughter have a higher divorce risk than families with a …

Preference for sons over daughters is widespread in many Asian countries, for example,
India, China, and South Korea. This paper models endogenous sex choice and shows that …

In this paper, we use 2008–2013 American Community Survey data to update and further
probe evidence on son preference in the USA. In light of the substantial increase in …

The prevalence of son preference and its implications for family behaviour in developing
countries have received a great deal of scholarly attention, but child-gender bias is believed …

Provocative studies have reported that in the United States, marriages producing firstborn
daughters are more likely to divorce than those producing firstborn sons. The findings have …