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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C
The World Bank
2019
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| Series: | World Bank E-Library Archive
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| Collection: | World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| 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 |
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| Physical Description: | 17 pages |