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Title: Elderly Coresidence and Son Preference: Can Pension Reforms Solve the 'Missing Women' Problem?

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Publication Year: 2022

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Abstract: In this paper, I examine the relationship between patrilocal norms that dictate elderly coresidence between parents and sons, and the sex ratio at birth. I argue that concerns over old age support are critical in explaining excess mortality among daughters. First, I demonstrate that sex ratios and coresidence rates are positively correlated when looking across countries, within countries across districts, and within districts across ethnic groups. Second, in a series of case studies where I exploit natural experiments, I find that sex ratios decline in response to expansions in the availability of pensions but increase when pensions become less reliable.

Url: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3829866

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Authors: Ebenstein, Avraham

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Data Collections: IPUMS Global Health - DHS

Topics: Aging and Retirement, Family and Marriage, Gender

Countries: Armenia, China, Vietnam