When investment backfires: Unbalanced sex ratios and mental health among boys in rural areas
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DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2022.47.21
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sex ratio; depression;JEL classification:
- J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
- Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General
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