02130nam a2200325 a 4500 20181210070705.0 cr ||||||||||| 060906s2006 dcu sb i000 0 eng 2006618506 DLC DLC BD-DhBPA HG3881.5.W57 363.96 DOS 2006 Đỗ, Quý Toàn. 107677 Superstition, family planning, and human development Quy-Toan Do and Tung Duc Phung, Research working paper Collection Title:Policy. [Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2006] 27 p. ; 23 cm. Policy research working paper ; 4001 Includes bibliographical references. "According to Vietnamese astrology, dates of birth are believed to be determinants of success, luck, character, and good match between individuals. But how far does this go? To document the influence of superstition on individuals' behavior, the authors examine fertility decisions made in Vietnam between 1976 and 1996. They find that birth cohorts in auspicious years are significantly larger than in other years. Children born in auspicious years moreover do better both in health and education. While parental characteristics seem to affect fertility choices and human development simultaneously, the analysis suggests that family planning is one key mechanism leading to the observed differences in outcomes: in a society in which superstition is widespread, children born in auspicious years are more likely to have been planned by their parents, thus benefiting from more favorable financial, psychological, or affective conditions for better human development. "--World Bank web site. Also available in print. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Zahid Family planning Vietnam. 107678 Superstition Vietnam. 2462 Phung, Tung Duc. 107679 World Bank. 107680 Policy research working papers (Online) ; 4001. 107681 ddc BK 37449 37449 0 ddc 0 0 BPATC BPATC GRR 2018-05-13 0 363.96 DOS 2006 WB5462 2018-05-13 00:00:00 2018-05-13 BK Zahid