The Risk of Polygamy and Wives' Saving Behavior

Boltz, Marie; Chort, Isabelle

doi:10.1596/1813-9450-7860

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dc.contributor.author	Boltz, Marie
dc.contributor.author	Chort, Isabelle
dc.date.accessioned	2016-11-01T16:25:19Z
dc.date.available	2016-11-01T16:25:19Z
dc.date.issued	2016-10
dc.date.lastModified	2021-04-23T14:04:29Z
dc.description.abstract	In 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.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/10/26867824/risk-polygamy-wives-saving-behavior
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25306
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7860
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	polygamy
dc.subject	economic decisions
dc.subject	savings behavior
dc.subject	household consumption
dc.title	The Risk of Polygamy and Wives' Saving Behavior	en
dc.type	Working Paper	en
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okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.region.administrative	Africa
okr.region.country	Senegal
okr.topic	Culture and Development :: Anthropology
okr.topic	Macroeconomics and Economic Growth :: Consumption
okr.topic	Macroeconomics and Economic Growth :: Economic Investment & Savings
okr.topic	Macroeconomics and Economic Growth :: Economic Theory & Research
okr.topic	Macroeconomics and Economic Growth :: Economics and Gender
okr.unit	Operations and Strategy Team, Development Economics Vice Presidency

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