The risk of polygamy and wives’ saving behavior

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Date
2017
Publishing date
04-2017
Collection title
NOPOOR Policy Brief
Collection Id
37
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Croissance et développement économiques
Sujet
Women; survival analysis; savings; informal insurance strategy; Polygamy; labour supply; intrahousehold resource allocation
JEL code
J.J1.J12; D.D1.D13; D.D1.D14; J.J2.J22; O.O1.O12
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https://basepub.dauphine.fr/handle/123456789/18194
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Author
Boltz, Marie
139754 Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques [PSE]
Chort, Isabelle
255365 Laboratoire d'Economie de Dauphine [LEDa]
Type
Rapport
Item number of pages
5
Abstract (EN)
In a polygamous society, all monogamous women are potentially at risk of polygamy as their husband may decide to take a second wife. This study focuses on how the risk of transition from a monogamous to a polygamous union affects the decisions of women in terms of savings.