@article{ref1,
title="Does the shortage of marriageable women induce the trafficking of women for forced marriage? Evidence from China",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2021",
author="Xiong, Wanru",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="This article examines whether a shortage of marriageable women induces trafficking of women for forced marriage in China as commonly expected. I assemble a data set of 1,215 transactions of women for forced marriage from 2010-2018 using court documents. My analysis suggests that the trafficking of women is not a direct consequence of the local shortage of marriageable women. The fundamental causes are entrenched patriarchal values as indicated by a high local sex ratio at birth, sex-specific internal migration, and the marriage squeeze endured by socially marginalized men in the context of a shortage of women in the population.  Keywords: Human trafficking; <p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/10778012211014565",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012211014565"
}