Erwin Bulte¹, Qin Tu², John List³

1. Development Economics Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 8130, 6700 EW Wageningen;

2. Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China, and School of Development Studies, Beijing Normal University;

3.  Department of Economics and NBER, University of Chicago

 

Abstract：
A vibrant literature has emerged that explores the economic implications of the sex ratio (the ratio of men to women inthe population), including changes in fertility rates, educational outcomes, labor supply, and household purchases. Previous empirical efforts, however, have paid less attention to the underlying channel via which changes in the sex ratio affect economic decisions. This study combines evidence from a field experiment and a survey to document that the sex ratio importantly influences female bargaining power: as the sex ratio increases, female bargaining power increases.

 

Keywords:

sex ratio, bargaining power, gender  

 

Reference:
Bulte E, Tu Q, List J. Battle of the Sexes: How Sex Ratios Affect Female Bargaining Power[J]. Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2015, 64(1): 143-161. 

 

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