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Assortative matching in Africa : evidence from rural Mozambique, Côte d’Ivoire, and Malawi
Boxho, Claire; Donald, Aletheia; Goldstein, Markus P.; … - 2019
This paper documents novel evidence of positive assortative matching in African marriage markets along cognitive and … Malawi …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012113697
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The economics of consanguineous marriages
Đỗ-Quý-Toàn; Iyer, Sriya; Joshi, Shareen - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003421076
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Does female empowerment promote economic development?
Doepke, Matthias; Tertilt, Michele - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009508958
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Saving for dowry : evidence from rural India
Anukriti, S; Kwon, Sungoh; Prakash, Nishith - 2020
The ancient custom of dowry, that is, bride-to-groom marriage payments, remains ubiquitous in many contemporary … 1986-2007. Utilizing variation in firstborn gender and dowry amounts across marriage markets, the paper finds that the … prospect of higher dowry payments at the time of a daughter's marriage leads parents to save more in advance. The higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012390589
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Discriminatory laws against women : a survey of the literature
Roy, Sanchari - 2019
This paper reviews the empirical literature on the existence and impact of gender discriminatory laws on women's outcomes across various domains (categories) that constitute the Women in Business and the Law measure of gender inequality. The evidence to date suggests that there are significant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012004791
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Desired fertility and the impact of population policies
Pritchett, Lant; Summers, Lawrence Henry - 1994
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000143435
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Development, modernization and son preference in fertility decisions
Filmer, Deon (contributor); Friedman, Jed (contributor);  … - 2008
"A family preference for sons over daughters may manifest itself in different ways, including higher mortality, worse health status, or lower educational attainment among girls. This study focuses on one measure of son preference in the developing world, namely the likelihood of continued...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003758849
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Intrahousehold inequality and child gender bias in Ethiopia
Koohi-Kamali, Feridoon (contributor) - 2008
"The Rothbarth model of intrahousehold resource allocation has consistently failed to detect child gender bias in many applications over the past two decades. This paper challenges the current consensus that the Rothbarth method is not effective in revealing child gender bias from consumption...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003771163
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The long-run impacts of adult deaths on older household members in Tanzania
Adhvaryu, Achyuta R.; Beegle, Kathleen - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003916814
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Child ability and household human capital investment decisions in Burkina Faso
Akresh, Richard; Bagby, Emilie; De Walque, Damien; … - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008663084