Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/279051 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 16353
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Young women outnumber young men in cities in many countries during periods of economic growth and urbanization. This gender imbalance among young urbanites is more pronounced in larger cities. We use the gradual rollout of special economic zones across China as a quasi-experiment to establish the causes of this gender imbalance. Our analysis suggests that a key contributor is gender-differential incentives to migrate due to rural women's higher likelihood of marrying and marrying up in cities when urbanization creates more economic opportunities and an abundance of high-income marriage-age men.
Subjects: 
urbanization
migration
gender imbalance
labor market
marriage market
JEL: 
O15
J12
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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