Female productivity and mortality in early-20th-century Taiwan

• Published in: Economics and human biology Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 206 - 221
• Main Author: Olds, Kelly B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.06.2006; Elsevier
• Series: Economics & Human Biology
• Subjects: Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Cohort Studies; Efficiency; Female; Female infanticide; Female labor participation; Female mortality; History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infanticide - trends; Male; Sex Factors; Sex ratio; Taiwan; Women, Working - history; Taiwan; Sex ratio; Female infanticide; N35; Female mortality; Female labor participation; J13; J16

In late-Qing-dynasty Taiwan (1870–1895), female infanticide and general neglect killed over 15% of young girls. During the early years of Japanese rule (1895–1915), female infanticide was almost completely eliminated and the treatment of girls improved. This paper argues that the increase in the wil...