Young women in cities: Urbanization and gender-biased migration

Young women in cities: Urbanization and gender-biased migration

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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Main Authors: KOH, Yumi, JING, Li, WU, Yifan, YI, Junjian, ZHANG, Hanzhe
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2025
Subjects:
Gender imbalance
Marriage market
Migration
Urbanization
Asian Studies
Demography, Population, and Ecology
Labor Economics
Urban Studies
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/2768
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/3767/viewcontent/YoungWomenCities_sv.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
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Summary: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 causal impact of urbanization on gender-differentiated incentives to migrate. We highlight the role of the marriage market in increasing rural women’s chance of marrying and marrying up in urban areas during rapid urbanization.

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