Assets at Marriage in Rural Ethiopia.

This paper examines the determinants of assets at marriage in rural Ethiopia. We identify and test three separate processes that determine assets brought to marriage: assortative matching; compensating parental transfers at marriage; and strategic behavior by parents. We find ample evidence for the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fafchamps, M, Quisumbing, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2005