Sen's original research found that while there are typically more women than men in European and North American countries ( at around 0.98 men to 1 woman for most countries), the sex ratio of developing countries in Asia, as well as the Middle East, is much higher (in number of males for each female). For example, in Mainland China, the ratio of men to women is 1.06, far higher than most countries. The ratio is much higher for those born after 1985, when ultrasound technology became widely available. Using actual numbers, this means that in Mainland China alone, there are 50 million women "missing" – that should be there but are not. Adding up similar numbers from South and West Asia results in a number of "missing" women higher than 100 million. [2] a b c Lin, Ming-Jen; Liu, Jin-Tan; Qian, Nancy (2014-08-01). "More Missing Women, Fewer Dying Girls: The Impact of Sex-Selective Abortion on Sex at Birth and Relative Female Mortality in Taiwan". Journal of the European Economic Association. 12 (4): 899–926. doi: 10.1111/jeea.12091. ISSN 1542-4766. Rishi Sunak's great reset stalls as new poll shows Labour extending its lead to 20 points despite tax-cutting Autumn Statement - and Reform UK hits a new high amid Tory infighting over immigration James WH (1987). "The human sex ratio. Part 1: A review of the literature". Human Biology. 59 (5): 721–752. PMID 3319883 . Retrieved 1 June 2014. a b Chung, Woojin; Das Gupta, Monica (2007). "The Decline of Son Preference in South Korea: the roles of development and public policy". Population and Development Review. 33 (4): 757–783. doi: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2007.00196.x. S2CID 54950232.

Some research has also noted that in the mid-1990s, the observed trends reversed in regions of Asia where male/female ratios were high. In line with the studies of Das Gupta described above, as income increases the bias in the sex ratio towards boys decreases.

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While the disease is fairly uncommon in US and Europe, it is endemic in mainland China and very common in other parts of Asia. Oster argued that this difference in disease prevalence could account for about 45% of the supposed "missing women", and even as high as 75% of the ones in mainland China. Furthermore, Oster showed that the introduction of a Hepatitis B vaccine had a lagged effect of equalizing the gender ratio towards what one would expect if other factors did not play a role. [41] Subsequent research [ edit ] The Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue team and the North West Underwater Search Team have also offered support in the search. Dito, B. B. (2015). "Women's Intrahousehold Decision-Making Power and Their Health Status: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia". Feminist Economics. 21 (3): 168–190. doi: 10.1080/13545701.2015.1007073. S2CID 154862035. She said: ' He went on: “I just can’t believe that we’re a week on, and as yet, it seems we’re no further on. It just seems absolutely impossible. It’s like a dream, I can’t get my head around any of it.”

She was reported missing on Friday at 10:15am after a walker found her dog loose along the local river. The police force said it received a call at 11.36am on Sunday about a body in the River Wyre, close to Rawcliffe Road, within a mile of where Bulley was last seen. Though the identity of the body had not been confirmed on Sunday night, there was widespread acceptance that it was almost certainly Bulley. The case had resulted in the “groundless and hurtful abuse of innocent people, including witnesses and local businesses, which is totally unacceptable”, the constabulary said. Peter Faulding, who brought his team from Specialist Group International (SGI) to Lancashire to help the operation, said he will be "confident" soon that she is not in the area "at all". February 7th - latest police conference reveals new updatesThe key piece of evidence was handed to police and taken away in an evidence bag last week, according to the Sun. In the latest updates, Nicola's partner has revealed he's had to tell their daughters that "mummy is lost". The body was found just after a sharp bend in the river, about half a mile downstream from the village of St Michael’s. Police divers were seen searching an area of undergrowth at the river’s edge on Sunday morning, several metres below the banking on Rawcliffe Road.