This article examines the determinants of human and physical capital at marriage. Using detailed data from rural Ethiopia, the authors find that assets brought to marriage are distributed in a highly unequal manner. For first unions, assets brought to marriage are positively associated with...

Drawing on a unique panel sample of households residing in three resettlement areas of rural Zimbabwe, the authors analyse the impact of farmer contact with agricultural extension services of farm productivity. They exploit two features of the data: the data's longitudinal nature and explicit...