In the wake of the one-child policy of 1979, China experienced an unprecedented rise in the sex ratio at birth (ratio … for the sex ratio at birth affect the probability of failure to marry in 21st century China. Three consequences of the … infections, the economic and physical well-being of men who fail to marry, and China's ability to care for its elderly, with a …

In the wake of the one-child policy of 1979, China experienced an unprecedented rise in the sex ratio at birth (ratio … for the sex ratio at birth affect the probability of failure to marry in 21st century China. Three consequences of the … infections, the economic and physical well-being of men who fail to marry, and China's ability to care for its elderly, with a …

The literature on "missing girls" suggests a net preference for sons both in China and among Chinese immigrants to the … responding to worse health at birth of Chinese-American girls. We document higher rates of low birth weight, congenital anomalies … more aggressive neonatal hospital care for girls. Relative to non-Chinese gender differences, death on the first day of …