the human capital investment in girls in contemporary China when institutional arrangements result in high costs of …

human capital investment in girls in contemporary China when institutional arrangements result in high costs of schooling …

We study how the migration decision of young women in rural China is shaped by the return arrangement and opportunities …

This paper first finds a clear pattern of child gender difference in family migration in China. Specifically, our … hypothesize that the family's competitive earning incentive for sons drives this child gender effect on family migration: parents … China's marriage market. This competitive-earning-incentive hypothesis is then supported by additional empirical evidence …