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Measurement and determinants of China's missing girls.

Yang, Ling. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 76-79). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Abstract in Chinese --- p.ii / Acknowledgments --- p.iii / Contents --- p.iv / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2 --- Literature Review --- p.5 / Chapter 3 --- Review of Major Findings --- p.9 / Chapter 3.1 --- "Estimation of ""Missing Females""" --- p.9 / Chapter 3.2 --- "Estimation of ""Missing Girls""" --- p.11 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Reverse Survival Methods --- p.12 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Reconstruction of Birth Cohort --- p.13 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Reported Death and Surviving Children --- p.14 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Projection Based on Fertility Level --- p.15 / Chapter 4 --- "Decomposition of ""Missing Girls""" --- p.17 / Chapter 5 --- Empirical Analysis --- p.20 / Chapter 5.1 --- Choice of Variables --- p.20 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Choice of Model Life Table: xq*m0 and xq*f0 --- p.20 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Choice ofNatural Level of SRB: SRB* --- p.21 / Chapter 5.1.3 --- "Determining the Reporting Ratio and Cohort Size: sm,x(x),sf,x(x), lm,x(x) and lf,x(x)" --- p.21 / Chapter 5.2 --- Empirical Results --- p.26 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- National-level Estimates --- p.26 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Provincial-Level Estimates --- p.28 / Chapter 6 --- Regression Analysis --- p.35 / Chapter 6.1 --- Model --- p.35 / Chapter 6.2 --- Discussion of Explanatory Variables --- p.37 / Chapter 6.2.1 --- Policy Implementation --- p.37 / Chapter 6.2.2 --- Demographic Characters --- p.38 / Chapter 6.2.3 --- Social-economic Development --- p.41 / Chapter 6.3 --- Data and Descriptive Statistics --- p.42 / Chapter 6.4 --- Estimation Results --- p.45 / Chapter 6.4.1 --- Future Extension --- p.48 / Chapter 7 --- Conclusion --- p.49 / Appendix --- p.50 / Chapter A.l --- "Calculating Number of ""Missing Grils"": Procedures and Assumptions" --- p.50 / Chapter A.2 --- Census Questionnaire --- p.55 / Chapter A.3 --- Assumptions and Procedures to Derive Prefectural-level Estimates --- p.61 / Chapter A.4 --- Questionnaire of Death Event in Census 2000 --- p.63 / Chapter A.5 --- Size of Migration Population --- p.64 / Chapter A.6 --- Previous Fertility Outcomes and Reporting Behavior --- p.72 / References --- p.76 / Figures --- p.80 / Tables --- p.83

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_327156
Date January 2010
ContributorsYang, Ling., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Economics.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, vi, 105 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
Coveragechina, China, China, China
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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