China’s Marriage Market and Upcoming Challenges for Elderly Men

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dc.creatorDas Gupta, Monica
dc.creatorEbenstein, Avraham
dc.creatorSharygin, Ethan Jennings
dc.date2012-03-19T18:40:40Z
dc.date2012-03-19T18:40:40Z
dc.date2010-06-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:54:17Z
dc.descriptionFertility decline has fueled a sharp increase in the proportion of 'missing girls' in China, so an increasing share of males will fail to marry, and will face old age without the support normally provided by wives and children. This paper shows that historically, China has had nearly-universal marriage for women and a very competitive market for men. Lower-educated men experience higher rates of bachelorhood while women favor men with better prospects, migrating if needed from poorer to wealthier areas. The authors examine the anticipated effects of this combination of bride shortage and hypergamy, for different regions of China. Their projections indicate that unmarried males will likely be concentrated in poorer provinces with low fiscal ability to provide social protection to their citizens. Such geographic concentration of unmarried males could be socially disruptive, and the paper s findings suggest a need to expand the coverage of social protection programs financed substantially by the central government.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3837
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-5351
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/412730
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relationPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5351
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectABDUCTION
dc.subjectADULT LITERACY
dc.subjectADULT MORTALITY
dc.subjectADULTHOOD
dc.subjectADULTS
dc.subjectADVOCACY
dc.subjectAGE AT MARRIAGE
dc.subjectAGE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectAGING
dc.subjectBIRTHS
dc.subjectBOTH SEXES
dc.subjectCAREGIVERS
dc.subjectCENSUS DATA
dc.subjectCHANGES IN FERTILITY
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILDBEARING
dc.subjectCHILDBIRTH
dc.subjectCHINESE
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectCUSTOMARY PRACTICE
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC IMBALANCES
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC PRESSURES
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHY
dc.subjectDEPENDENCY RATIO
dc.subjectDEPENDENCY RATIOS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC BENEFITS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectEDUCATED MEN
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectELDERLY MEN
dc.subjectELDERLY POPULATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFAMILY SIZE
dc.subjectFAMILY SUPPORT
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALE CHILDREN
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY CONTROL
dc.subjectFERTILITY DECLINE
dc.subjectFERTILITY PATTERNS
dc.subjectFERTILITY PREFERENCES
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectFERTILITY SURVEY
dc.subjectFERTILITY TRANSITIONS
dc.subjectFIRST BIRTH
dc.subjectFIRST MARRIAGE
dc.subjectFORCED MARRIAGE
dc.subjectFORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER BIAS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH STATUS
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUSBANDS
dc.subjectILLNESS
dc.subjectINCOME SECURITY
dc.subjectINEQUALITIES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFANTS
dc.subjectINJURY
dc.subjectINTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLARGE POPULATIONS
dc.subjectLATER MARRIAGE
dc.subjectLEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectLOW FERTILITY
dc.subjectMALE POPULATION
dc.subjectMALES
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMARRIAGE AGE
dc.subjectMARRIAGES
dc.subjectMEDICAL CARE
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMINIMUM AGE
dc.subjectMINORITIES
dc.subjectMINORITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNUMBER OF WOMEN
dc.subjectOFFICIAL STATISTICS
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectOLD-AGE
dc.subjectOLDER MEN
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPENSION
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
dc.subjectPLACE OF RESIDENCE
dc.subjectPOLICY GUIDANCE
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLYANDRY
dc.subjectPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOPULATION ASSOCIATION
dc.subjectPOPULATION BY AGE
dc.subjectPOPULATION CENSUS
dc.subjectPOPULATION CHANGES
dc.subjectPOPULATION CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectPOPULATION COUNCIL
dc.subjectPOPULATION DIVISION
dc.subjectPOPULATION ECONOMICS
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOPULATION INFORMATION
dc.subjectPOPULATION INFORMATION NETWORK
dc.subjectPOPULATION POLICY
dc.subjectPOPULATION RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOPULATION STRUCTURES
dc.subjectPOPULATION STUDIES
dc.subjectPRENATAL SEX SELECTION
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectREPRODUCTION
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL RESIDENTS
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSEX PREFERENCE
dc.subjectSEX RATIO
dc.subjectSEX RATIOS
dc.subjectSEX-SELECTIVE ABORTION
dc.subjectSEXUAL BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectSEXUAL HEALTH
dc.subjectSINGLE MEN
dc.subjectSMALLER HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectSOCIAL AFFAIRS
dc.subjectSOCIAL CHANGE
dc.subjectSOCIAL CHANGES
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCES
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL STATUS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectSOCIAL UNREST
dc.subjectSPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectSPOUSE
dc.subjectSPOUSES
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTOTAL FERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL FAMILY
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNITED NATIONS POPULATION DIVISION
dc.subjectUNMARRIED MEN
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWARS
dc.subjectWILL
dc.subjectWIVES
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWORKING CLASS
dc.subjectWORKING-AGE POPULATION
dc.subjectWORLD FERTILITY SURVEY
dc.subjectWORLD POPULATION
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subjectYOUNG COUPLES
dc.titleChina’s Marriage Market and Upcoming Challenges for Elderly Men

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