Marriage behavior response to prime-age adult mortality: Evidence from Malawi
This paper examines the effect of AIDS-related mortality of the prime-age adult population on marriage behavior among women in Malawi. A rise in prime-age adult mortality increases risks associated with the search for a marriage partner in the marriage market. A possible behavioral change in the mar...
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| author | Ueyama, Mika Yamauchi, Futoshi |
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| description | This paper examines the effect of AIDS-related mortality of the prime-age adult population on marriage behavior among women in Malawi. A rise in prime-age adult mortality increases risks associated with the search for a marriage partner in the marriage market. A possible behavioral change in the marriage market in response to an increase in prime-age adult mortality is for marriage to occur earlier to avoid women?s exposure to HIV/AIDS risks under the condition that the risks are higher during singlehood. We test this hypothesis using micro data from Malawi, where prime-age adult mortality has drastically increased. In the analysis, we estimate prime-age adult mortality that sample women have observed during the adolescent period by utilizing retrospective information on the death of their siblings. Empirical analysis shows that excess prime-age adult mortality observed in the local marriage market (district) lowers the marriage age for females and reduces their premarital sexual activities. Since a lower age for first marriage implies less schooling completed, we expect that the average schooling achievement among women would decline. This behavioral change also implies a longer reproduction period during their marriage, which may lead to a higher fertility rate. However, the second implication should be discounted if the reduction of sexual activities also applies to the married population. Lower schooling attainment among women has further implications on human capital formation in the next generation. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1602232025-11-06T06:04:35Z Marriage behavior response to prime-age adult mortality: Evidence from Malawi Ueyama, Mika Yamauchi, Futoshi impact HIV infections marriage sexual behaviour infectious diseases This paper examines the effect of AIDS-related mortality of the prime-age adult population on marriage behavior among women in Malawi. A rise in prime-age adult mortality increases risks associated with the search for a marriage partner in the marriage market. A possible behavioral change in the marriage market in response to an increase in prime-age adult mortality is for marriage to occur earlier to avoid women?s exposure to HIV/AIDS risks under the condition that the risks are higher during singlehood. We test this hypothesis using micro data from Malawi, where prime-age adult mortality has drastically increased. In the analysis, we estimate prime-age adult mortality that sample women have observed during the adolescent period by utilizing retrospective information on the death of their siblings. Empirical analysis shows that excess prime-age adult mortality observed in the local marriage market (district) lowers the marriage age for females and reduces their premarital sexual activities. Since a lower age for first marriage implies less schooling completed, we expect that the average schooling achievement among women would decline. This behavioral change also implies a longer reproduction period during their marriage, which may lead to a higher fertility rate. However, the second implication should be discounted if the reduction of sexual activities also applies to the married population. Lower schooling attainment among women has further implications on human capital formation in the next generation. 2008 2024-11-21T09:50:17Z 2024-11-21T09:50:17Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160223 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161674 https://doi.org/10.1353/dem.0.0039 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ueyama, Mika; Yamauchi, Futoshi. 2008. Marriage behavior response to prime-age adult mortality. IFPRI Discussion Paper 764. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160223 |
| spellingShingle | impact HIV infections marriage sexual behaviour infectious diseases Ueyama, Mika Yamauchi, Futoshi Marriage behavior response to prime-age adult mortality: Evidence from Malawi |
| title | Marriage behavior response to prime-age adult mortality: Evidence from Malawi |
| title_full | Marriage behavior response to prime-age adult mortality: Evidence from Malawi |
| title_fullStr | Marriage behavior response to prime-age adult mortality: Evidence from Malawi |
| title_full_unstemmed | Marriage behavior response to prime-age adult mortality: Evidence from Malawi |
| title_short | Marriage behavior response to prime-age adult mortality: Evidence from Malawi |
| title_sort | marriage behavior response to prime age adult mortality evidence from malawi |
| topic | impact HIV infections marriage sexual behaviour infectious diseases |
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