Assortative Matching in Africa: Evidence from Rural Mozambique, Cote D'ivoire, and Malawi

This paper documents novel evidence of positive assortative matching in African marriage markets along cognitive and socio-emotional skills, time and risk preferences, and education, using data from rural Mozambique, Cote d'Ivoire, and Malawi

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Main Author: Boxho, Claire (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C The World Bank 2019
Series:World Bank E-Library Archive
Online Access:Volltext
Summary:This paper documents novel evidence of positive assortative matching in African marriage markets along cognitive and socio-emotional skills, time and risk preferences, and education, using data from rural Mozambique, Cote d'Ivoire, and Malawi
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (17 Seiten)
DOI:10.1596/1813-9450-8943