"The institution of marriage plays some role in determining one's risk of exposure to HIV. Since the transmission of … their human capital in the future, more education implies earlier marriage, given that the marriage institution effectively … decreases the HIV-related mortality risk. On the other hand, education increases the opportunity costs of marriage especially …

"This paper examines the effect of AIDS-related mortality of the prime-age adult population on marriage behavior among … women in Malawi. A rise in prime-age adult mortality increases risks associated with the search for a marriage partner in … the marriage market. A possible behavioral change in the marriage market in response to an increase in prime-age adult …

relaxed in 1959, however, suddenly flooding the marriage market with a large number of eligible bachelors. The operational … that during times of high marriage competition, young men are more likely to become entrepreneurs, work longer hours, save …

increases with human and physical wealth. Consistent with a collective model of household decision-making, husband�s and wifeï … relative bargaining power within marriage also have differential effects on group membership and social relations. Women who … bring more assets to marriage, who live closer to their natal villages, and who have sons are more likely to belong to a …

is not yet fully understood. This paper investigates changes in assets owned by the household head, his spouse, or … household survey panel data. Land is owned mostly by men, who are wealthier than their spouses with respect to almost all types …

We examine the role of gender in adoption and diffusion of orange sweet potato, a biofortified staple food crop being … agricultural intervention with nutrition objectives, intrahousehold gender dynamics regarding decisions about crop choice and child … exchange, suggesting again that gender dimensions of networks may be important to diffusion of the crop. We use data from an …

Drawing on a household survey collected in eight woredas in seven Ethiopian regions in 2009, as well as on qualitative … particularly stark differences by region. Individual visits by public sector extension agents to household farms are by far the …

literature is still scant as to which products are the most effective. In order to inform gender targeting of rural finance … better able to manage food insecurity and shocks. This suggests that gender differences in demand for financial products can …