Session 121
Sex-Selection at Birth

Note: Due to the pandemic the original sessions have been cancelled.
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Chair: Mathias Lerch, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

1. Disparities in Gender Preference and Fertility: Southeast Asia and South America in a Comparative Perspective • Valentine Becquet, INED; Nicolas Sacco Zeballos , Pennsylvania State University; Ignacio Pardo, Universidad de la Republica.

2. Fertility, Son Preference and Sex-Selection Transition in China: An Analysis of 7 Provinces • Sylvie Dubuc, University of Reading; Cuiling Zhang , China Population and development Research Center.

3. The Impact of a Conditional Cash Transfer Program on Household's Fertility Choices in India • Sayli Javadekar , University of Geneva.

4. Parental Perceptions on Son Preference: A Qualitative Study in a Slum Community in South India • Sathya T , Post Doctoral Fellow.

5. How Missing Men Lead to Missing Women: Revising Natural Sex Ratios at Birth for the Fragile Male • Joshua K. Wilde , Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR).

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