This paper examines the extent to which the Great Recession affected gender composition at birth. We focus on ethnic …

part of the increase in criminality. The primary avenue through which the sex-ratio increases crime, however, is the direct …

district level administrative crime data by category to age- specific sex ratios in census data across four decades and, to … men age 20-24 is unity, and that this explains about 35% of the rise in gender-based violence since 1995. Although less … discernible impact upon property and economic crime. In probing mechanisms we argue that men are more prone to crime than women …

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. -- Male-biased sex …

part of the increase in criminality. The primary avenue through which the sex-ratio increases crime, however, is the direct …

part of the increase in criminality. The primary avenue through which the sex-ratio increases crime, however, is the direct …