Gould, Eric D.; Moav, Omer; Simhon, Avi - Department of Agricultural Economics and Management, … - 2003
polygyny (multiple wives). Wealth inequality naturally produces multiple wives for rich men in a standard model of the marriage … children more efficiently. As a result, high quality women are valued much more than low quality women, which makes polygyny … less affordable for rich men. In this manner, we show that male inequality generates polygyny, but female inequality …