Summary In October, 2015, China's one-child policy was replaced by a universal two-child
policy. The effects of the new policy are inevitably speculative, but predictions can be made …

Publisher Summary This chapter outlines the economic models for understanding the
empirical regularities in fertility in low-income countries. Applications of microeconomics to …

Background The period fertility in China has declined to very low levels, and the completed
cohort fertility rate (CFR) has also decreased significantly. However, the exact fertility rate …

An analysis of endemic deprivation in India and of the role of public action in addressing that
problem. The analysis is based on a broad view of economic development, focusing on …

In 2006, the United Nations reported on the “feminization” of migration, noting that the
number of female migrants had doubled over the last five decades. Likewise, global …

Son preference has persisted in the face of sweeping economic and social changes in the
countries studied here. We attribute this persistence to their similar family systems, which …

Economists have long argued that the sex imbalance in developing countries is caused by
underlying economic conditions. This paper uses exogenous increases in sex-specific …

The success or failure of China's development will impact not only its own citizens but also
those of the world. China is widely recognized as a global actor on the world stage and no …

The first text that specifically links both international and internal migration with development
at a global level. The world is divided into a series of functionally integrated development …

High ratios of males to females in China have concerned researchers (Sen 1990,) and the
recent increase has alarmed policymakers worldwide. This paper presents an analysis of …