We study how the migration decision of young women in rural China is shaped by the return arrangement and opportunities … permanent migration, women stayed in school longer. Empirical evidence is consistent with this hypothesis. Marriage motives and …

zones across China as a quasi-experiment to establish the causes of this gender imbalance. Our analysis suggests that a key … gender imbalance among young urbanites is more pronounced in larger cities. We use the gradual rollout of special economic … contributor is gender-differential incentives to migrate due to rural women's higher likelihood of marrying and marrying up in …