Young women in cities
Young women outnumber young men in cities in many countries during periods of economic growth and urbanization. This gender imbalance among young urbanites is more pronounced in larger cities. We use the gradual rollout of special economic zones across China as a quasi-experiment to establish the ca...
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sg-smu-ink.soe_research-36852024-10-09T06:42:53Z Young women in cities KOH, Yumi JING, Li WU, Yifan YI, Junjian ZHANG, Hanzhe Young women outnumber young men in cities in many countries during periods of economic growth and urbanization. This gender imbalance among young urbanites is more pronounced in larger cities. We use the gradual rollout of special economic zones across China as a quasi-experiment to establish the causes of this gender imbalance. Our analysis suggests that a key contributor is gender-differential incentives to migrate due to rural women’s higher likelihood of marrying and marrying up in cities when urbanization creates more economic opportunities and an abundance of high-income marriage-age men. 2023-07-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/2686 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/3685/viewcontent/SexCity.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School Of Economics eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Urbanization migration gender imbalance labor market marriage market Asian Studies Gender and Sexuality Labor Economics Urban Studies |
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Young women outnumber young men in cities in many countries during periods of economic growth and urbanization. This gender imbalance among young urbanites is more pronounced in larger cities. We use the gradual rollout of special economic zones across China as a quasi-experiment to establish the causes of this gender imbalance. Our analysis suggests that a key contributor is gender-differential incentives to migrate due to rural women’s higher likelihood of marrying and marrying up in cities when urbanization creates more economic opportunities and an abundance of high-income marriage-age men. |
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