@Outsideness @nydwracu @RiverC In America, excess men are associated with higher debt and time preference.
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Replying to @ProfessorZaius
@Outsideness@nydwracu@RiverC Also, in China, sex ratio imbalance may contribute to knife rampages. http://thebrooklynink.com/2011/12/08/38794-millions-of-women-are-missing-but-does-anyone-notice/ …1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @ProfessorZaius
@ProfessorZaius@Outsideness@nydwracu@RiverC I thought it worked the opposite in China http://www2.econ.iastate.edu/classes/econ321/orazem/wei_china_savings.pdf …1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@ProfessorZaius@nydwracu@RiverC That looks to be exactly the same dynamic to me. The difference is what?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Outsideness
@Outsideness@sarahdoingthing@nydwracu@RiverC Savings rates go up in China, down in America in response to surplus of males. Interesting.1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @ProfessorZaius
@ProfessorZaius@sarahdoingthing@nydwracu@RiverC OK, get it now. Yes, it is interesting. Leaves a kind of raw δ r/K impression, no?1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @Outsideness
@Outsideness@ProfessorZaius@sarahdoingthing@nydwracu@RiverC Chinese men are saving up to compete on the life they can provide.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @bitemyapp
@Outsideness@ProfessorZaius@sarahdoingthing@nydwracu@RiverC American men more likely disengage, but both happen in both places.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @bitemyapp
@bitemyapp@ProfessorZaius@sarahdoingthing@nydwracu@RiverC Far greater involvement by Chinese parents in marriages must make a difference2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @Outsideness
@Outsideness@bitemyapp @sarahdoingthingThe Zhang and Wei posit parents saving for sons as the mechanism, not bachelors themselves saving.1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
@ProfessorZaius @bitemyapp That distinction isn't as rigid as it sounds. Parental sacrifice sets the frame for a psychology of austerity.
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