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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University of Chicago Press
2005
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| author | Fafchamps, Marcel Quisumbing, Agnes R. |
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| description | 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, indicating that a bequest motive affects assets at marriage. Parental wealth affects the inheritance of neither groom nor bride. Sibling competition from brothers affects grooms' inheritance, but sisters have no effect. The marriage market is a major conduit for rural and gender inequality, although avenues do exist for couples to accumulate wealth over their life cycle. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1723072025-02-19T14:07:57Z Marriage, bequest, and assortative matching in rural Ethiopia Fafchamps, Marcel Quisumbing, Agnes R. rural areas human capital gender women inheritance 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, indicating that a bequest motive affects assets at marriage. Parental wealth affects the inheritance of neither groom nor bride. Sibling competition from brothers affects grooms' inheritance, but sisters have no effect. The marriage market is a major conduit for rural and gender inequality, although avenues do exist for couples to accumulate wealth over their life cycle. 2005-01 2025-01-29T12:59:45Z 2025-01-29T12:59:45Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172307 en Limited Access University of Chicago Press Fafchamps, Marcel; Quisumbing, Agnes R. 2005. Marriage, bequest, and assortative matching in rural Ethiopia. Economic Development and Cultural Change 53(2): 347-380. https://doi.org/10.1086/425373 |
| spellingShingle | rural areas human capital gender women inheritance Fafchamps, Marcel Quisumbing, Agnes R. Marriage, bequest, and assortative matching in rural Ethiopia |
| title | Marriage, bequest, and assortative matching in rural Ethiopia |
| title_full | Marriage, bequest, and assortative matching in rural Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Marriage, bequest, and assortative matching in rural Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Marriage, bequest, and assortative matching in rural Ethiopia |
| title_short | Marriage, bequest, and assortative matching in rural Ethiopia |
| title_sort | marriage bequest and assortative matching in rural ethiopia |
| topic | rural areas human capital gender women inheritance |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172307 |
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