Educational Investment for Future Marriage? Evidence of Missing Girls from China  

作　　者：Yawen Cheng Dongmin Kong 

机构地区：[1]Graduate School of Education,Peking University,China [2]School of Economics,Huazhong University of Science and Technology,China

出　　处：《China & World Economy》2023年第4期173-199,共27页中国与世界经济（英文版）

基　　金：support from the Major Project of National Social Science Foundation of China (No.21ZDA010).

摘　　要：Numerous studies have shown that a sex ratio imbalance(more boys than girls in a society)may result in a sequence of social problems.This study investigated the expected effect of a high sex ratio on educational investment.Using nationally representative data from the China Family Panel Studies and the 2010 Census,we determined the following:(i)a high sex ratio increased educational expenditure for boys relative to girls;(ii)parents who took education seriously and who cared about their children's education were more likely to invest in education to appear attractive in the future marriage market,and(iii)the profound impact of a high sex ratio on educational expenditure was more pronounced in less educated and poorer families.Our findings raised the possibility that the effect of the sex ratio may bring about more gender inequality in the future.The implicit cost of a high sex ratio may further lead to a vicious cycle of family fertility and childbearing.

关 键 词：China educational expenditure gender inequality sex ratio 

分 类 号：C913[经济管理]