the handover, HK women had lower marriage, higher divorce and higher emigration rates. These outcomes are predicted by our …-way permit ; hypergamy ; cross-boundary marriage ; family behavior …

marriage. If that were the only reason, we would not have observed the coexistence of dowries and bride-prices. This paper … offers an alternative analysis. While Becker's interpretation is retained for bride-prices, a dowry is now represented as a … premortem bequest by altruistic parents for a daughter. It not only increases the wealth of the new conjugal household but also …

compromised a range of socioeconomic outcomes, including: literacy, labor market status, wealth and marriage market outcomes …

the handover, HK women had lower marriage, higher divorce and higher emigration rates. These outcomes are predicted by our …

This paper estimates the gender-specific effects of birthweight on a variety of schooling and labor market outcomes. A …

paper examines whether the two are causally linked. High sex ratios imply fewer married men, and marriage has been …

This paper estimates the gender-specific effects of birthweight on a variety of schooling and labor market outcomes. A …

development in affecting gender differences in the trends in, levels of, and returns to schooling observed in China and in many …

development in affecting gender differences in the trends in, levels of, and returns to schooling observed in China and in many …, and/or nutritional improvements that are the result of economic development and growth. -- schooling ; gender ; twins …

This paper estimates the gender-specific effects of birthweight on a variety of schooling and labor market outcomes. A …