Gould, Eric D.; Moav, Omer; Simhon, Avi - 2003
polygyny (multiple wives). Wealth inequality naturally produces multiple wives for rich men in a standard model of the marriage … polygynous. The results are driven by the larger inequality in the value of women in the marriage market in modern economies … children more efficiently. As a result, high quality women are valued much more than low quality women, which makes polygyny …