Dear colleagues,
The Department of Economics cordially invites you to the WU Economic Research Seminar (Department Seminar) on
Wednesday, January 9, with
Anna Minasyan
(University of Groningen)
on
"The role of conflict in sex discrimination: The case of missing girls"
Abstract: Recent evidence shows that highly skewed sex ratios at birth are observed not only in China and India, but also for a number
of countries in the Southeast Europe and South Caucasus - a region that has seen eruptions of conflicts following the collapse of communist regimes. Yet, the role of conflict has been largely overlooked in the relevant literature on ”missing girls”. We argue
that conflict and group survival concerns can exacerbate the initial son bias and lead to relatively more male births once low fertility levels and access to ultrasound technology are given. We test our hypotheses in the context of Nagorno Karabakh conflict
between Armenia and Azerbaijan. First, individual-level survey analysis from Armenia shows that relatively stronger concern over national security and territorial integrity is significantly associated with son preference. Second, difference-in-difference panel
analysis of community-level census data shows that once ceasefire breaches between Armenia and Azerbaijan intensified, Armenian communities closer to the conflict region exhibited relatively higher sex ratios at birth.
Time and place:
Wednesday, January 9, 4.30
– 6.00
p.m., Campus WU, Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna, building D4, entrance A, 2nd floor,
Department meeting room 2.008.
With best regards,
Harald Oberhofer
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Harald Oberhofer
Institute for International Economics
WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
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harald.oberhofer@wu.ac.at
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Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)
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