Do Sex Preferences Really Matter?

S-Tier
Journal: Quarterly Journal of Economics
Year: 1976
Volume: 90
Issue: 2
Pages: 285-307

Authors (2)

Yoram Ben-Porath (not in RePEc) Finis Welch

Score contribution per author:

4.022 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Some theoretical guidelines, 286. — Evidence: fertility and sex composition, 289. — Would family size change if sex of children were controlled? 297. — Variation in the probability for a boy and the aggregate sex ratio, 299. — Summary, 302. — Appendix, 302.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:oup:qjecon:v:90:y:1976:i:2:p:285-307.
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29