de la Croix, David; Mariani, Fabio - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
marriage institutions: polygyny, strict monogamy, and serial monogamy (divorce and remarriage). After having identified the … regime from polygyny to monogamy. The introduction of serial monogamy follows from a further rise in either the proportion of … promotes the upward social mobility of females more than polygyny. We also show that polygyny is compatible with democracy. …