China’s Marriage Market and Upcoming Challenges for Elderly Men

Das Gupta, Monica; Ebenstein, Avraham; Sharygin, Ethan Jennings

dc.creator	Das Gupta, Monica
dc.creator	Ebenstein, Avraham
dc.creator	Sharygin, Ethan Jennings
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:40:40Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:40:40Z
dc.date	2010-06-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T21:04:29Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T21:04:29Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100629085520
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3837
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/244801
dc.description	Fertility 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.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5351
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ABDUCTION
dc.subject	ADULT LITERACY
dc.subject	ADULT MORTALITY
dc.subject	ADULTHOOD
dc.subject	ADULTS
dc.subject	ADVOCACY
dc.subject	AGE AT MARRIAGE
dc.subject	AGE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	AGE GROUPS
dc.subject	AGED
dc.subject	AGING
dc.subject	BIRTHS
dc.subject	BOTH SEXES
dc.subject	CAREGIVERS
dc.subject	CENSUS DATA
dc.subject	CHANGES IN FERTILITY
dc.subject	CHILD MORTALITY
dc.subject	CHILDBEARING
dc.subject	CHILDBIRTH
dc.subject	CHINESE
dc.subject	CITIZENS
dc.subject	CRIME
dc.subject	CUSTOMARY PRACTICE
dc.subject	DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subject	DEMOGRAPHIC IMBALANCES
dc.subject	DEMOGRAPHIC PRESSURES
dc.subject	DEMOGRAPHY
dc.subject	DEPENDENCY RATIO
dc.subject	DEPENDENCY RATIOS
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DISCRIMINATION
dc.subject	ECONOMIC BENEFITS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subject	EDUCATED MEN
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subject	ELDERLY
dc.subject	ELDERLY MEN
dc.subject	ELDERLY POPULATION
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
dc.subject	FAMILIES
dc.subject	FAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subject	FAMILY SIZE
dc.subject	FAMILY SUPPORT
dc.subject	FEMALE
dc.subject	FEMALE CHILDREN
dc.subject	FEMALES
dc.subject	FERTILITY
dc.subject	FERTILITY CONTROL
dc.subject	FERTILITY DECLINE
dc.subject	FERTILITY PATTERNS
dc.subject	FERTILITY PREFERENCES
dc.subject	FERTILITY RATE
dc.subject	FERTILITY RATES
dc.subject	FERTILITY SURVEY
dc.subject	FERTILITY TRANSITIONS
dc.subject	FIRST BIRTH
dc.subject	FIRST MARRIAGE
dc.subject	FORCED MARRIAGE
dc.subject	FORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subject	GENDER
dc.subject	GENDER BIAS
dc.subject	HEALTH CARE
dc.subject	HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
dc.subject	HEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subject	HEALTH STATUS
dc.subject	HEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subject	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	HUSBANDS
dc.subject	ILLNESS
dc.subject	INCOME SECURITY
dc.subject	INEQUALITIES
dc.subject	INEQUALITY
dc.subject	INFANTS
dc.subject	INJURY
dc.subject	INTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LABOR SUPPLY
dc.subject	LARGE POPULATIONS
dc.subject	LATER MARRIAGE
dc.subject	LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	LEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	LEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	LIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subject	LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH
dc.subject	LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subject	LOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subject	LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subject	LOW FERTILITY
dc.subject	MALE POPULATION
dc.subject	MALES
dc.subject	MARITAL STATUS
dc.subject	MARRIAGE AGE
dc.subject	MARRIAGES
dc.subject	MEDICAL CARE
dc.subject	MIGRANTS
dc.subject	MIGRATION
dc.subject	MINIMUM AGE
dc.subject	MINORITIES
dc.subject	MINORITY
dc.subject	MORTALITY RATES
dc.subject	MOTHER
dc.subject	NATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING
dc.subject	NATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subject	NUMBER OF WOMEN
dc.subject	OFFICIAL STATISTICS
dc.subject	OLD AGE
dc.subject	OLD-AGE
dc.subject	OLDER MEN
dc.subject	PARENTS
dc.subject	PENSION
dc.subject	PENSIONS
dc.subject	PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
dc.subject	PLACE OF RESIDENCE
dc.subject	POLICY GUIDANCE
dc.subject	POLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subject	POLYANDRY
dc.subject	POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	POPULATION ASSOCIATION
dc.subject	POPULATION BY AGE
dc.subject	POPULATION CENSUS
dc.subject	POPULATION CHANGES
dc.subject	POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subject	POPULATION COUNCIL
dc.subject	POPULATION DIVISION
dc.subject	POPULATION ECONOMICS
dc.subject	POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subject	POPULATION INFORMATION
dc.subject	POPULATION INFORMATION NETWORK
dc.subject	POPULATION POLICY
dc.subject	POPULATION RESEARCH
dc.subject	POPULATION STRUCTURES
dc.subject	POPULATION STUDIES
dc.subject	PRENATAL SEX SELECTION
dc.subject	PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subject	PROGRESS
dc.subject	REPRODUCTION
dc.subject	REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	RURAL POPULATION
dc.subject	RURAL RESIDENTS
dc.subject	SAFETY NET
dc.subject	SAFETY NETS
dc.subject	SEX
dc.subject	SEX PREFERENCE
dc.subject	SEX RATIO
dc.subject	SEX RATIOS
dc.subject	SEX-SELECTIVE ABORTION
dc.subject	SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
dc.subject	SEXUAL HEALTH
dc.subject	SINGLE MEN
dc.subject	SMALLER HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	SOCIAL AFFAIRS
dc.subject	SOCIAL CHANGE
dc.subject	SOCIAL CHANGES
dc.subject	SOCIAL INSURANCE
dc.subject	SOCIAL POLICY
dc.subject	SOCIAL SCIENCES
dc.subject	SOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subject	SOCIAL STATUS
dc.subject	SOCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subject	SOCIAL UNREST
dc.subject	SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	SPOUSE
dc.subject	SPOUSES
dc.subject	TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	TOTAL FERTILITY RATE
dc.subject	TRADITIONAL FAMILY
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	UNITED NATIONS POPULATION DIVISION
dc.subject	UNMARRIED MEN
dc.subject	URBAN AREAS
dc.subject	URBAN POPULATION
dc.subject	URBANIZATION
dc.subject	VIOLENCE
dc.subject	VULNERABILITY
dc.subject	WAR
dc.subject	WARS
dc.subject	WILL
dc.subject	WIVES
dc.subject	WOMAN
dc.subject	WORKING CLASS
dc.subject	WORKING-AGE POPULATION
dc.subject	WORLD FERTILITY SURVEY
dc.subject	WORLD POPULATION
dc.subject	YOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subject	YOUNG COUPLES
dc.title	China’s Marriage Market and Upcoming Challenges for Elderly Men
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	East Asia and Pacific
dc.coverage	East Asia and Pacific
dc.coverage	East Asia
dc.coverage	Asia
dc.coverage	China