Assets at marriage in rural Ethiopia
This paper contributes to the economic analysis of marriage and the family by examining and analyzing the relative importance of potential determinants of assets brought to marriages in rural Ethiopia. One potential determinant is assortative matching, whereby the rich marry the rich and the poor ma...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2004
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| author | Fafchamps, Marcel Quisumbing, Agnes R. |
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| description | This paper contributes to the economic analysis of marriage and the family by examining and analyzing the relative importance of potential determinants of assets brought to marriages in rural Ethiopia. One potential determinant is assortative matching, whereby the rich marry the rich and the poor marry the poor, generating a positive correlation between assets brought to marriage by both spouses. Another determinant explored is compensating parental transfers at marriage, whereby parents reduce assets transferred to their marrying children if their spouses bring more. The third determinant analyzed is parents' strategic behavior to improve the marriage-market ranking of their children by transferring more assets to them at the time of marriage. -- from Text |
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| spelling | CGSpace1559202025-11-06T07:18:58Z Assets at marriage in rural Ethiopia Fafchamps, Marcel Quisumbing, Agnes R. intrahousehold relations cash transfers markets inheritance rural areas assets land This paper contributes to the economic analysis of marriage and the family by examining and analyzing the relative importance of potential determinants of assets brought to marriages in rural Ethiopia. One potential determinant is assortative matching, whereby the rich marry the rich and the poor marry the poor, generating a positive correlation between assets brought to marriage by both spouses. Another determinant explored is compensating parental transfers at marriage, whereby parents reduce assets transferred to their marrying children if their spouses bring more. The third determinant analyzed is parents' strategic behavior to improve the marriage-market ranking of their children by transferring more assets to them at the time of marriage. -- from Text 2004 2024-10-24T12:42:48Z 2024-10-24T12:42:48Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155920 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Fafchamps, Marcel; Quisumbing, Agnes R. 2004. Assets at marriage in rural Ethiopia. FCND Discussion Paper 185. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155920 |
| spellingShingle | intrahousehold relations cash transfers markets inheritance rural areas assets land Fafchamps, Marcel Quisumbing, Agnes R. Assets at marriage in rural Ethiopia |
| title | Assets at marriage in rural Ethiopia |
| title_full | Assets at marriage in rural Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Assets at marriage in rural Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assets at marriage in rural Ethiopia |
| title_short | Assets at marriage in rural Ethiopia |
| title_sort | assets at marriage in rural ethiopia |
| topic | intrahousehold relations cash transfers markets inheritance rural areas assets land |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155920 |
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