The Economic Consequences of Excess Men: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Taiwan
As sex ratio imbalances have become a problem in an increasing number of countries, it is important to understand their consequences. With the defeat of the Kuomintang Party in China, more than one million soldiers and civilians, mainly young males, retreated to Taiwan in the late 1940s. Initially,...
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| Format: | Artículo preliminar |
| Language: | Inglés |
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2012
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153954 |
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