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The Role of Polygyny in the Intrahousehold Efficiency of Agricultural Production in West Africa
Dauphin, Anyck - Centre Interuniversitaire sur le Risque, les Politiques … - 2013
Polygyny is an institution with deep roots in West Africa. Many papers have attempted to explain the rationality and persistence of this phenomenon through time. Less effort has been devoted to studying the effect of polygyny on household economic behavior. This question is policy relevant given...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010690345
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Religion and Economic Growth: Was Weber Right?
Blum, U.; Dudley, L. - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Économie … - 2001
Ethic, Weber suggested an alternative explanation based on culture. Here, a theoretical model confirms that a small change …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005729526
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Religion and Economic Growth: Was Weber Right?
BLUM, Ulrich; DUDLEY, Leonard - Département de Sciences Économiques, Université de … - 2001
Ethic, Weber suggested an alternative explanation based on culture. Here, a theoretical model confirms that a small change …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005729672
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Families, Insurance and Employment in Developing Agricultural Economies
St-Amour, Pascal; Vencatachellum, Desire - Département d'Économique, Université Laval - 1997
overlapping generations framework, we equate a family to a contingent-claims contract. Families are endogenous by design. A risk … crop failure insurance from a less risk-averse adult. The family is the unique provider of insurance services yielding …-averse and unemployment risk is too high or too low This `family switching' property is internalized by the landlord, such that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005670361
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The Global Fight against Child Trafficking: How Can It Be Won ?
Dessy, Sylvain; Orset, Caroline; Kana, Legrand Yémélé - Centre Interuniversitaire sur le Risque, les Politiques … - 2012
We study how countries can coordinate their national action plans so as to fight global child trafficking. As both the demand and supply of trafficked children are transboundary in scope, international cooperation may be necessary to mitigate cross-country externalities. We show that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010535501
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Slaves Prices from Succession and Bankruptcy Sales in Mauritius, 1825-1827
Chenny, Shirley; St-Amour, Pascal; Vencatachellum, Désiré - Centre Interuniversitaire sur le Risque, les Politiques … - 2003
the peak sugar cane harvest season all fetched higher prices. In comparison, handicapped and non-native slaves were sold … not think that slavery would be abolished in the near future or thought that they would be compensated in such an event. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005670283
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Adverse Selection in the Market for Slaves in Mauritius, 1825-1835
Dionne, Georges; St-Amour, Pascal; Vencatachellum, Désiré - Centre Interuniversitaire sur le Risque, les Politiques … - 2006
Evidence on adverse selection in slave markets remains inconclusive. We study this question through notarial acts on public slave auctions in Mauritius between 1825 and 1835, involving 4,286 slaves. In addition to slave characteristics, the acts document the identities of buyers and sellers. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005670297
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Taxation and marriage: Evidence from a natural experiment in France
Buffeteau, Sophie; Echevin, Damien - Département d'économique, Faculté d'administration - 2008
This paper uses the French family quotient reform of 1995 to analyze the impact of the individual income tax on … children. Before 1995, the system of the family quotient granted one extra half unit to each single parent with children as … defined for tax purposes. The 1995 family quotient reform cancels the benefit for cohabitants with children by introducing the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005642143
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Compulsory and Voluntary Remittances: Evidence from Child Domestic Workers in Tunisia
Dostie, Benoit; Vencatachellum, Désiré - Institut d'Économie Appliquée, HEC Montréal (École … - 2004
Based on a survey we conducted among domestic workers in Tunisia, we find that slightly more than half are younger than 18 years old. Most live with their employer and have their wages remitted directly to their parents. We define such remittances as compulsory as opposed to voluntary, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005784553
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Career Choice, Marriage-Timing, and the Attraction of Unequals
Dessy, Sylvain; Djebbari, Habiba - Centre Interuniversitaire sur le Risque, les Politiques … - 2005
Both men and women wish to have a family and a rewarding career. In this paper, we show that the under …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005696296