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The Risk of Polygamy and Wives' Saving Behavior

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dc.contributor.authorBoltz, Marie
dc.contributor.authorChort, Isabelle
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-01T16:25:19Z
dc.date.available2016-11-01T16:25:19Z
dc.date.issued2016-10
dc.description.abstractIn a polygamous society, all monogamous women are potentially at risk of polygamy. However, the anthropological and economic literatures are silent on the potential impact of the risk of polygamy on the economic decisions of monogamous wives. This paper explores this issue in Senegal, using individual panel data. The paper first estimates a Cox model for the probability of transition to polygamy. Second, it estimates the impact of the predicted risk of polygamy on monogamous wives' savings. The findings show a positive impact of the risk of polygamy on female savings entrusted to formal or informal institutions, which is suggestive of self-protective strategies. The increase in savings comes at the cost of reduced consumption of household food expenditures and wives' private nonfood expenses.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/10/26867824/risk-polygamy-wives-saving-behavior
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7860
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/25306
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7860
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectpolygamy
dc.subjecteconomic decisions
dc.subjectsavings behavior
dc.subjecthousehold consumption
dc.titleThe Risk of Polygamy and Wives' Saving Behavioren
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dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.associatedcontenthttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/34295 Journal article
okr.crossref.titleThe Risk of Polygamy and Wives' Saving Behavior
okr.date.disclosure2016-10-17
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/10/26867824/risk-polygamy-wives-saving-behavior
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7860
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b084637848_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum26867824
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/917591476711016789/pdf/WPS7860.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countrySenegal
okr.topicCulture and Development::Anthropology
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Consumption
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Investment & Savings
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Theory & Research
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economics and Gender
okr.unitOperations and Strategy Team, Development Economics Vice Presidency
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