Sibling sex composition, intrahousehold resource allocation, and educational attainment in China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13059548 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lei Zheng (0000-0003-4015-0110, Institute of Economics, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Chinese Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2198-2635 • E-ISSN: 2198-2635 |
| Publisher | Springer Nature (PUBLISHER • SG) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s40711-015-0004-z |
| OpenAlex | W2150028174 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 49 |
Studies have found that the decline of the fertility rate, which reduces the number of siblings, is an important factor in narrowing the gender gap in education. However, given the number of children, sex composition of siblings also affects individual educational attainment. Few relevant studies on this issue are available in China. This study investigates the effects of sibling sex composition on intrahousehold resource allocation and individual educational attainment in the patriarchal cultural context of China. Under the influence of Chinese traditional culture and economic rationality, parents’ preference for sons leads to biased allocation of resources within the family, and the cost difference between raising boys and girls reinforces such a biased distribution. Analysis based on a nationally representative dataset confirms the hypothesis of this study. It finds that having brother(s) is detrimental to educational attainment and that the higher the proportion of girls in sibship, the more schooling one attains. This sibling sex composition effect is gender asymmetric and also heterogenous across birth cohorts
Birth order · Brother · China · Context (archaeology · Demographic economics · Developmental psychology · Economic growth · Economics · Educational attainment · Fertility · Geography · Population · Preference · Sibling · Sociology · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |