TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Does the shortage of marriageable women induce the trafficking of women for forced marriage? Evidence from China
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Xiong, Wanru
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012211014565
ID  - ref1
ER  -