Hidden consequences of a first-born boy for mothers

作者：Ichino Andrea; Lindstrom Elly Ann; Viviano Eliana^*

来源：Economics Letters, 2014, 123(3): 274-278.

DOI：10.1016/j.econlet.2014.03.001

• Female labor supply
• Preference for sons
• Mothers' behavior

Women whose first child is a boy work less than women with first-born girls. After a first-born boy the probability that women have more children increases. Higher fertility is a possible explanation for the lower labor supply of mothers.

• 出版日期2014-6