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Hepatitis B does not explain male-biased sex ratios in China |
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| Authors: | Emily Oster Gang Chen Xinsen Yu Wenyao Lin |
| Institution: | 1. Oakland University, Department of Psychology, 112 Pryale Hall, Rochester, MI, 48309;2. Saint Louis University, Criminology and Criminal Justice, School of Social Work, St Louis, MO, 63103;3. Saint Louis University, Department of Epidemiology, St Louis, MO, 63103;4. University of Cincinnati, School of Criminal Justice, Cincinnati, OH, 45221 |
| Abstract: | Oster (2005) argued that parents with Hepatitis B (HBV) have more sons, which explained Asia's “missing women”. Lin and Luoh (2008) show no relationship between gender and mother's HBV. We test for a relationship between paternal HBV and son share and find none. |
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