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Pricing Children, Curbing Daughters

Fertility and the Sex Ratio During China’s One-Child Policy

Jorge Luis García
Published online before print March 18, 2024, 0820-11118R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0820-11118R1
Jorge Luis García
Jorge Luis García is an Assistant Professor and Powers Emerging Fellow at the John E. Walker Department of Economics and Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business of Clemson University. E-mail: .
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0820-11118R1
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0820-11118R1
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0022-166X
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  1. Jorge Luis García is an Assistant Professor and Powers Emerging Fellow at the John E. Walker Department of Economics and Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business of Clemson University. E-mail: jlgarci{at}clemson.edu.

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