Missing women of Asia, a shortfall in the number of women in Asia relative to the number that would be expected if there was no sex-selective abortion or female infanticide or if the newborn of both sexes received similar levels of health care and nutrition
Missing women of Asia, a shortfall in the number of women in Asia relative to the number that would be expected if there was no sex-selective abortion or female infanticide.
Originally some other economists, notably Emily Oster, questioned Sen's explanation, and argued that the shortfall was due to higher prevalence of the hepatitis B virus in Asia compared to Europe.
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