Abstract
Following the fertility decline over the past twenty-five years, sex ratios at birth have increased in Taiwan, reflecting the influence of various kinds of human interventions in the sex of the foetus. In this paper, the authors first discuss the fertility trends and the reasons why the sex ratio at birth is skewed. Then, they describe the trends of the sex ratio at birth in Taiwan as a whole and its patterns in various regions since 1990. They subsequently use micro-level data to explore the effects of demographic and social changes and the consequences of the unbalanced sex ratio at birth in families with respect to the values and attitudes toward raising children and parental investment in child health. Finally, they probe implications for possible policy interventions to enhance the well-being of children.
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