Why does the Great Chinese Famine affect the male and female survivors differently? Mortality selection versus son preference
Evidence shows that exposure to nutritional adversity in early life has larger long-term impacts on women than on men. Consistent with these findings, our paper shows a higher incidence of disability and illiteracy among female survivors of the Great Chinese Famine (1959-1961). Moreover we find that the better health of male survivors most plausibly reflects higher male excess mortality during the famine, whereas the observed gender difference in illiteracy rate is probably better explained by the culture of son preference.
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2011
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Authors: | Mu, Ren ; Zhang, Xiaobo |
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Economics & Human Biology. - Elsevier, ISSN 1570-677X. - Vol. 9.2011, 1, p. 92-105
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | Gender Famine Chinese Great Famine Son preference Mortality selection |
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