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Surplus Chinese Men: Demographic Determinants of the Sex Ratio at Marriageable Ages in China

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  • Catherine Tucker & Jennifer Van Hook, 2013. "Surplus Chinese Men: Demographic Determinants of the Sex Ratio at Marriageable Ages in China," Population and Development Review, The Population Council, Inc., vol. 39(2), pages 209-229, June.
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