Sex ratios (males to females) rose markedly in China in the last two decades, and crime rates nearly doubled. This … the period 1988-2004, we show that a 0.01 increase in the sex ratio raised violent and property crime rates by some 3 …%, suggesting that the rise in excess males may account for up to one-seventh of the overall rise in crime. …

Sex ratios (males to females) rose markedly in China in the last two decades, and crime rates nearly doubled. This … ratios ; crime ; one-child policy ; China … the period 1988-2004, we show that a 0.01 increase in the sex ratio raised violent and property crime rates by some 3 …

Crime rates almost doubled in China between 1992 and 2004. Over the same period, sex ratios (males to females) in the … crime-prone ages of 16-25 years rose sharply, from 1.053 to 1.093. Although scarcity of females is commonly believed to be a … small or related to social conditions liable to also affect crime rates. This paper exploits two unique features of the …

Southern China in 1998. By employing several econometric specifications, we find that the probability of a firm being … that it does not vary with government policies. Our findings highlight the decentralized nature of China's reforms …

Since the introduction of the one-child policy in China in 1979, many more boys than girls have been born … crime with respect to the sex ratio of 16- to 25-year-olds of 3.4, suggesting that male sex ratios can account for one …-seventh of the rise in crime. We hypothesize that adverse marriage market conditions drive this association. © 2013 The President …