@article {8531,
	title = {The Consequences of the "Missing Girls" of China},
	journal = {World Bank Economic Review},
	volume = {23},
	number = {3},
	year = {2009},
	pages = {399-425},
	abstract = {In the wake of the one-child policy of 1979, China experienced an unprecedented rise\&nbsp;in the sex ratio at birth (ratio of male to female births). In cohorts born between 1980\&nbsp;and 2000, there were 22 million more men than women. Some 10.4 percent of these\&nbsp;additional men will fail to marry, based on simulations presented here that assess how\&nbsp;different scenarios for the sex ratio at birth affect the probability of failure to marry\&nbsp;in 21st century China. Three consequences of the high sex ratio and large numbers of\&nbsp;unmarried men are discussed: the prevalence of prostitution and sexually transmitted\&nbsp;infections, the economic and physical well-being of men who fail to marry, and\&nbsp;China{\textquoteright}s ability to care for its elderly, with a particular focus on elderly males who fail\&nbsp;to marry. Several policy options are suggested that could mitigate the negative consequences\&nbsp;of the demographic squeeze.},
	author = {Ebenstein, Avraham and Ethan Jennings Sharygin}
}
