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Gender-biased fertility preferences may decrease fertility: evidence from a counterfactual analysis

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  • Cassan, Guilhem
  • Van Steenvoort, Milan

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Gender-biased fertility preferences are prevalent in many societies. They are commonly thought to be a driver of fertility. We show here that this is not necessarily true: switching from gender-biased to gender-neutral fertility preferences can increase fertility. The magnitude and the sign of the variation in fertility depends on the choice of gender-neutral fertility counterfactual. We illustrate our findings using data from the Indian Demographic and Health Surveys and show that gender-biased fertility preferences can lead to a change ranging from -15% to 23% of total excess fertility or -4% to 6% of total fertility

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  • Cassan, Guilhem & Van Steenvoort, Milan, 2023. "Gender-biased fertility preferences may decrease fertility: evidence from a counterfactual analysis," CEPR Discussion Papers 18551, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:18551
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    JEL classification:

    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination

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