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Prenatal Sex Selection and Missing Girls in China: Evidence from the Diffusion of Diagnostic Ultrasound

Yuyu Chen, Hongbin Li and Lingsheng Meng
Journal of Human Resources, January 2013, 48 (1) 36-70; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.48.1.36
Yuyu Chen
Yuyu Chen is an associate professor at the Department of Applied Economics, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, China. Hongbin Li is C.V. Starr Professor of Economics at the School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, China. Lingsheng Meng is an assistant professor of economics at the School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, China
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Hongbin Li
Yuyu Chen is an associate professor at the Department of Applied Economics, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, China. Hongbin Li is C.V. Starr Professor of Economics at the School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, China. Lingsheng Meng is an assistant professor of economics at the School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, China
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Lingsheng Meng
Yuyu Chen is an associate professor at the Department of Applied Economics, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, China. Hongbin Li is C.V. Starr Professor of Economics at the School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, China. Lingsheng Meng is an assistant professor of economics at the School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, China
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