The author of CEPR DP6876 considers a society where parents prefer boys, but also value grandchildren. He finds that parental choice results in a socially inefficient situation – it is estimated, for example, that 40-50 million Chinese men could be without brides.
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Singapore has had congestion charging since 1975. London introduced one in 2003. Does urban congestion charging make sense?
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