Marie‐claire Robitaille
Biographic Data
| ID | 4521994 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marie‐claire Robitaille |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marie‐claire |
| FAMILY NAME | Robitaille |
| SIGNATURE | ROBITAILLE M C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Saint Mary's University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7098-686X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Effet de la préférence pour les garçons sur l'espacement des naissances et sur le comportement d'arrêt différentiel de la procréation en Afghanistan
Son Targeting Fertility Behaviour in Albania
The collapse of communism led to highly skewed sex ratios in Albania, which had a long patriarchal tradition before the advent of communism. While the use of sex-selective abortions in the region is well-known, little is known about other forms taken by revealed son preference, such as differential stopping behaviour and birth spacing. Pooling data from the Demographic Health Surveys in 2008–2009 and 2017–2018, we find evidence of a higher propor…
Speeding up for a son in Turkey
Son preference is known to influence fertility decisions, but very little is known about the prevalence of son preference in Turkey and its consequences for fertility behaviours. We use data from five waves of the Demographic and Health Survey and the Survey on Income and Living Conditions to show that son preference results in differential stopping behaviours and shorter birth spacing. Despite many public reforms promoting gender equality in Tur…
Speeding Up for a Son Among Immigrants in Canada
Conspicuous Daughters
The literature on son preference postulates a strong link between marriage expenditures, dowry practices, and son preference, leading to the elimination of female foetuses and important discriminatory practices against girls. This statement, however, has not, as far as I know, been tested empirically using a representative sample of the Indian population. Using data from the India Human Development Survey (IHDS) conducted in 2005, this paper show…
Sex-selective Abortions and Infant Mortality in India
In India, millions of female foetuses have been aborted since the 1980s alongside an abnormally high infant girl mortality rate; this has generated a vast literature exploring the root causes of son preference. The literature is sparse, however, on how the decisions to abort or neglect girls are made. This paper examines mothers’ and fathers’ respective roles behind those decisions. Using the third National Family and Health Survey (NFHS-3) data,…
An overview of India’s primary school education policies and outcomes 2005–2011
Determinants of Stated Son Preference in India
New sex-selective abortion technologies allow parents-to-be to implement their preference for sons more easily than in the past. With an unmet demand for sons in India, a better understanding of what leads respondents to prefer sons is important from a policy perspective. Stated son preference has seldom been studied in the past. Using data from NFHS3, I conclude that never-married women's preference for sons is strongly influenced by the financi…
Food consumption patterns and malnourished Indian children
An overview of India’s primary school education policies and outcomes 2005–2011
Food consumption patterns and malnourished Indian children
Speeding up for a son in Turkey
Son preference is known to influence fertility decisions, but very little is known about the prevalence of son preference in Turkey and its consequences for fertility behaviours. We use data from five waves of the Demographic and Health Survey and the Survey on Income and Living Conditions to show that son preference results in differential stopping behaviours and shorter birth spacing. Despite many public reforms promoting gender equality in Tur…
Speeding Up for a Son Among Immigrants in Canada
Food consumption patterns and malnourished Indian children
Determinants of Stated Son Preference in India
New sex-selective abortion technologies allow parents-to-be to implement their preference for sons more easily than in the past. With an unmet demand for sons in India, a better understanding of what leads respondents to prefer sons is important from a policy perspective. Stated son preference has seldom been studied in the past. Using data from NFHS3, I conclude that never-married women's preference for sons is strongly influenced by the financi…
Sex-selective Abortions and Infant Mortality in India
In India, millions of female foetuses have been aborted since the 1980s alongside an abnormally high infant girl mortality rate; this has generated a vast literature exploring the root causes of son preference. The literature is sparse, however, on how the decisions to abort or neglect girls are made. This paper examines mothers’ and fathers’ respective roles behind those decisions. Using the third National Family and Health Survey (NFHS-3) data,…
An overview of India’s primary school education policies and outcomes 2005–2011
Conspicuous Daughters
The literature on son preference postulates a strong link between marriage expenditures, dowry practices, and son preference, leading to the elimination of female foetuses and important discriminatory practices against girls. This statement, however, has not, as far as I know, been tested empirically using a representative sample of the Indian population. Using data from the India Human Development Survey (IHDS) conducted in 2005, this paper show…
Speeding Up for a Son Among Immigrants in Canada
Speeding up for a son in Turkey
Son preference is known to influence fertility decisions, but very little is known about the prevalence of son preference in Turkey and its consequences for fertility behaviours. We use data from five waves of the Demographic and Health Survey and the Survey on Income and Living Conditions to show that son preference results in differential stopping behaviours and shorter birth spacing. Despite many public reforms promoting gender equality in Tur…
Son Targeting Fertility Behaviour in Albania
The collapse of communism led to highly skewed sex ratios in Albania, which had a long patriarchal tradition before the advent of communism. While the use of sex-selective abortions in the region is well-known, little is known about other forms taken by revealed son preference, such as differential stopping behaviour and birth spacing. Pooling data from the Demographic Health Surveys in 2008–2009 and 2017–2018, we find evidence of a higher propor…
Effet de la préférence pour les garçons sur l'espacement des naissances et sur le comportement d'arrêt différentiel de la procréation en Afghanistan
Economics (8 works) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (7 works) · Demography (7 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (6 works) · Population (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Fertility (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Preference (5 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (4 works)