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On the Timing of Marriage, Cattle, and Weather Shocks in Rural Zimbabwe

Hoogeveen, Johannes; Lomwel, Gijsbert van; Klaauw, Bas … - 2003

The authors focus on the timing of marriages of women in rural Zimbabwe. Zimbabwean marriages are associated with bride welath payments, which are transfers from (the family of) the groom to the bride's family. Unmarried daughters could therefore be considered assets who, at time of need, can be...

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The Economics of Consanguineous Marriages

Đỗ-Quý-Toàn; Iyer, Sriya; Joshi, Shareen - 2012

The institution of consanguineous marriage-a marriage contracted between close biological relatives-has been a basic building block of many societies in different parts of the world. This paper argues that the practice of consanguinity is closely related to the practice of dowry, and that both...

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Development, Modernization, and Son Preference in Fertility Decisions

Filmer, Deon; Friedman, Jed; Schady, Norbert Rüdiger - 2012

preference is larger for women with more education and is increasing over time. The explanation for these patterns appears to be …

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Intrahousehold Inequality and Child Gender Bias in Ethiopia

Koohi-Kamali, Feridoon - 2012

-health and education in Ethiopia. …

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Family Altruism and Incentives

Gatti, Roberta - 2000

The author builds on the altruistic model of the family, to explore the strategic interaction between altruistic parents, and selfish children, when children's efforts are endogenous. If there is uncertainty about the amount of income the children will realize, and if parents have imperfect...

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Gender, Time Use, and Models of the Household

Apps, Patricia - 2013

The aim of this paper is to explain why time use data are essential for analyzing issues of gender equity and the intra-household allocation of resources, comparing living standards, and estimating the behavioral effects of changes in policy variables. The first step in the exposition is to show...

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Health Care Decisions as a Family Matter : Intrahousehold Education Externalities and the Utilization of Health Services

Lindel??w, Magnus - 2013

The author is concerned with the role of education as a determinant of health care choices. His central premise is that … utilization of health services is determined not solely by an individual's own education, but rather by a notion of effective … education, which incorporates the educational attainment of other household members. The author sets out a general framework for …

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Conscious Coupling

Friedson-Ridenour, Sophia; Hailemicheal, Adiam Hagos; … - 2025

Husbands are often key stakeholders and influential in women's enterprise performance. Intrahousehold constraints and relational dynamics may contribute to a gender gap in entrepreneurship. This mixed-methods paper uses a randomized controlled trial and qualitative research to examine whether...

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Wealth, Marriage, and Sex Selection

Borker, Girija; Eeckhout, Jan; Luke, Nancy; Minz, Shantidani - 2025

Two mechanisms have been proposed to explain sex selection in India: son preference in which parents desire a male heir and daughter aversion in which dowry payments make parents worse off with girls. Our model incorporates both mechanisms, providing micro-foundations, based on the organization...

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Skill Use, Skill Deficits, and Firm Performance in Formal Sector Enterprises : Evidence from the Tanzania Enterprise Skills Survey, 2015

Bashir, Sajitha; Tan, Hong W.; Tanaka, Nobuyuki - 2016

Inadequacies in Tanzania's education and training systems compromise the quality of workforce skills, giving rise to … these concerns using data from a unique Enterprise Skills Survey that asked Tanzanian employers about the education … productive; it found no impact, however, from secondary education and technical vocational education and training qualifications …

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