caa a22 4500 467921148 CHVBK 20180406152917.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e20061201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10818-006-9006-x doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10818-006-9006-x Yoon Yong Department of Economics and Center for Study of Public Choice, George Mason University, 22030, Fairfax, VA, USA aut Gender Imbalance: The Male/Female Sex Ratio Determination [Elektronische Daten] [Yong Yoon] Synopsis: The aim of this paper is to develop a rational choice model for male/female sex ratio determination. The equilibrium sex ratio at birth is determined by the preference for sons and birth rates. The conventional theory predicts that low birth rate will increase the disparity between male and female births. However, our model predicts that low birth rate will decrease the sex ratio at birth. The argument has relevance both for positive and normative aspects of demographic composition, as well as other applications. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2006 sex ratio at birth nationallicence fertility nationallicence rational choice nationallicence tragedy of the commons nationallicence optimal sex ratio nationallicence Journal of Bioeconomics Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; http://www.springer-ny.com 8/3(2006-12-01), 253-268 1387-6996 8:3<253 2006 8 10818 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10818-006-9006-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10818-006-9006-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Yoon Yong Department of Economics and Center for Study of Public Choice, George Mason University, 22030, Fairfax, VA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Bioeconomics Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; http://www.springer-ny.com 8/3(2006-12-01), 253-268 1387-6996 8:3<253 2006 8 10818 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer