Marriage, bequest, and assortative matching in rural Ethiopia

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

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Autores principales: Fafchamps, Marcel, Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: University of Chicago Press 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172307

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