A few economists took to the “Freakonomincs” podcast recently to talk about the role that a child’s sex can play on a marriage and how it could possibly lead to divorce. It then alerts listeners to child preferences in marriage. Hit the jump for the full scoop.
Economist Enrico Moretti, who co-wrote the paper, “The Demand For Sons” was recently on the podcast. The topics was in regards to how a child’s sex could play a role in parental divorce. He went on to say how parents that have first-born daughters are much more likely to get a divorce, whereas ones with sons first are much more likely to stay together. His claims weren’t without research, to prove them he analyzed the U.S. census data from 1960-2000.
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