Shortage of girls in China today

Acknowledgments

The author thanks the following scholars for comments and access to research and data: Sten Johansson, Siri Tellier, Li Shuzhuo, William Lavely, Elisabeth Croll, Daniel Goodkind, Monica Das Gupta, Zeng Yi, Qiao Xiaochun, Kim Doo-Sub, Yang Wen Shan, Chen Wei, Kelli Mauricio, Yuan Xin, Elaine Zuckerman, Arne Arvidsson, Gun Aim Stenflo, Robert Retherford, Minja Kim Choe, and anonymous reviewers and editors. The author appreciates the assistance of Fu Zhaohui, Wang Jianping, Robert Boyer, Xing Shuo, Song Jintao, Xing Lele, and Karen Cheung.

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