Estimating a Dynamic Model of Sex Selection in China

Demography

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 783-811

  Ebenstein, Avraham ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

China; Dynamic programming; One child policy; Sex selective abortion

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957651480     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-011-0030-7     Document Type: Article

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