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China's sex ratio and crime : behavioral change or financial necessity?
Cameron, Lisa Ann; Meng, Xin; Zhang, Dandan - 2016
rising criminality in China. Consistent with socio-biological research on other species, we find that China's high sex …
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The great migration : rural-urban migration in China and Indonesia
Meng, Xin (contributor) - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004956198
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Fertility, Son-Preference, and the Reversal of the Gender Gap in Literacy/Numeracy Tests
Chae, Minhee; Meng, Xin; Xue, Sen - 2023
/numeracy test scores. Drawing on Becker's Quantity-Quality (Q-Q) trade-off model, we propose that in a society such as China, where … exogenous variation in fertility due to China's family planning policy. Utilising the policy intensity information collected …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014348147
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Fertility, son-preference, and the reversal of the gender gap in literacy/numeracy tests
Chae, Minhee; Meng, Xin; Xue, Sen - 2023
/numeracy test scores. Drawing on Becker's Quantity-Quality (Q-Q) trade-off model, we propose that in a society such as China, where … exogenous variation in fertility due to China's family planning policy. Utilising the policy intensity information collected …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014287021
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Children of Migrants: The Impact of Parental Migration on Their Children's Education and Health Outcomes
Meng, Xin; Yamauchi, Chikako - 2015
. Using the Rural-Urban Migration Survey in China (RUMiC) data we are able to measure the share of children's lifetime during …
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Social Networks and Mental Health Problems: Evidence from Rural-to-Urban Migrants in China
Meng, Xin; Xue, Sen - 2017
Over the past two decades, more than 160 million rural residents have migrated to cities in China. They are usually … survey from the Rural-to-Urban Migration in China (RUMiC) project, we find that larger social networks are significantly …
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Social Networks and Mental Health Outcomes: Chinese Rural-Urban Migrant Experience
Meng, Xin; Xue, Sen - 2019
in China (RUMiC), we find that network size matters significantly for migrant workers. Our preferred IV estimates suggest …
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Impact of Income Growth and Economic Reform on Nutrition Intake in Urban China : 1986-2000
Meng, Xin; Gong, Xiaodong; Wang, Youjuan - 2004
Although urban China has experienced a rapid income growth over the last twenty years, nutrition intake for the low …
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Poverty, Inequality, and Growth in Urban China, 1986-2000
Meng, Xin; Gregory, Robert; Wang, Youjuan - 2005
Although urban China has experienced spectacular income growth over the last two decades, increases in inequality …
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Stunting and selection effects of famine: a case study of the great Chinese famine
Gørgens, Tue; Meng, Xin; Vaithianathan, Rhema - 2007
The Great Chinese Famine of 1959-1961 is puzzling, since despite the high death rates, there is no discernable diminution in height amongst the majority of cohorts who were exposed to the famine in crucial growth years. An explanation is that shorter children experienced greater mortality and...
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