Too many men, too-short lives: The effect of the male-biased sex ratio on mortality

Using a natural experiment in Taiwan, this paper shows that, for men, exposure to male-biased sex ratios at a marriageable age is associated with a greater likelihood of death in later life. In the late 1940s, over half a million soldiers from mainland China retreated to Taiwan after a civil war and...

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Main Authors: Chang, Simon, Kan, Kamhon, Zhang, Xiaobo
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: University of Wisconsin Press 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139953
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