"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 …

Empirical evidence suggests that women are more vulnerable to chronic poverty and gender inequality is likely to … condition the impacts of policies on the rest of the economy and consequently on poverty itself. While gender … economically direct way by which governments can influence individual behavior, requests have been made for gender-responsive tax …

recent high oil prices through a gender lens in South Africa. A multisector general equilibrium framework is developed to … shock. The gender employment gap also increases under the fixed petroleum price scenarios regardless of the tax … decomposed by type of industry to further explore its gender employment impact. Simulation results indicate that the gender …

assumption may be problematic in developing-country agriculture, where women play a fundamental role in farming. Using gender … gender-specific network effects on demand for laser land leveling—a resource-conserving technology—using data from a …