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On the Timing of Marriage, Cattle, and Weather Shocks in Rural Zimbabwe

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dc.contributor.authorHoogeveen, Johannes
dc.contributor.authorVan der Klaauw, Bas
dc.contributor.authorVan Lomwel, Gijsbert
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-30T19:35:57Z
dc.date.available2014-04-30T19:35:57Z
dc.date.issued2003-08
dc.description.abstractThe authors focus on the timing of marriages of women in rural Zimbabwe. Zimbabwean marriages are associated with bride welath payments, which are transfers from (the family of) the groom to the bride's family. Unmarried daughters could therefore be considered assets who, at time of need, can be cashed in. The authors investigate to what extent the timing of a marriage of a daughter is affected by the economic conditions of the household from which she originates. They distinguish household-specific wealth levels and two types of shocks--correlated (weather) shocks and idiosyncratic shocks. The authors estimate a duration model using a unique panel survey of Zimbabwean smallholder farmers. The estimation results support the hypothesis that the timing of marriage is affected by household characteristics. Girls from households that experiences a negative (idiosyncratic) shock in their assets are more likely to marry.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/2487580/timing-marriage-cattle-weather-shocks-rural-zimbabwe
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3112
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/18120
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 3112
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectANIMALS
dc.subjectBIRTH RATE
dc.subjectCATTLE
dc.subjectCATTLE OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectCATTLE SALES
dc.subjectCOWS
dc.subjectDEPENDENCE
dc.subjectDIVORCE
dc.subjectDOWRY
dc.subjectDRAFT POWER
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFARM
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectGOATS
dc.subjectGRAZING
dc.subjectHERD LOSSES
dc.subjectHERD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectLAND REFORM
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK
dc.subjectMANURE
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMARRIAGES
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectMEAT
dc.subjectMILK
dc.subjectMINIMUM AGE
dc.subjectPESTS
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSOILS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectVILLAGES COPING STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDURATION
dc.subjectMARRIAGE ECONOMIC ASPECTS
dc.subjectSMALL HOLDERS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK NUMBERS
dc.subjectCATTLE INDUSTRY AND TRADE
dc.subjectWEATHER
dc.titleOn the Timing of Marriage, Cattle, and Weather Shocks in Rural Zimbabween
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/2487580/timing-marriage-cattle-weather-shocks-rural-zimbabwe
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid800451468780557245
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3112
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_03082104020652
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum2487580
okr.identifier.reportWPS3112
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryZimbabwe
okr.topicPopulation and Development
okr.topicCulture and Development::Anthropology
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicAgricultural Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicLivestock and Animal Husbandry
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitPoverty Team, Development Research Group
okr.volume1
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