Is Consanguinity an Impediment to Improving Human Development Outcomes?

Is Consanguinity an Impediment to Improving Human Development Outcomes?

This paper uses unique data collected in rural Pakistan to assess the extent to which consanguinity, which is widespread in North Africa, Central and West Asia, and most parts of South Asia, is linked to child cognitive ability and nutritional stat...

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Main Authors: Mete, Cem, Bossavie, Laurent, Giles, John, Alderman, Harold
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE
COGNITIVE TESTING
STATURE
DISABILITIES
MALNUTRITION
HOUSEHOLD DECISION MAKING
COUSINS
STUNTING
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/887611495655329951/Is-consanguinity-an-impediment-to-improving-human-development-outcomes
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spelling okr-10986-268462021-06-08T14:42:46Z Is Consanguinity an Impediment to Improving Human Development Outcomes? Mete, Cem Bossavie, Laurent Giles, John Alderman, Harold CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE COGNITIVE TESTING STATURE DISABILITIES MALNUTRITION HOUSEHOLD DECISION MAKING COUSINS STUNTING This paper uses unique data collected in rural Pakistan to assess the extent to which consanguinity, which is widespread in North Africa, Central and West Asia, and most parts of South Asia, is linked to child cognitive ability and nutritional status. As economic benefits of marrying cousins may lead to upward bias in estimates of the effects of consanguinity on child outcomes, prior work likely underestimates the negative impacts of consanguinity on child outcomes. This paper finds that children born into consanguineous marriages have lower test scores, lower height-for-age, and a higher likelihood of being severely stunted. After controlling for current household wealth and parent education, the effects of endogenous consanguinity on child cognitive ability and height-for-age are identified by (current and past) grandfather land ownership and maternal grandparent mortality as instruments for consanguineous marriage of parents. 2017-06-02T17:25:11Z 2017-06-02T17:25:11Z 2017-05 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/887611495655329951/Is-consanguinity-an-impediment-to-improving-human-development-outcomes http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26846 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8074 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper South Asia Pakistan
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topic CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE
COGNITIVE TESTING
STATURE
DISABILITIES
MALNUTRITION
HOUSEHOLD DECISION MAKING
COUSINS
STUNTING
spellingShingle CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE
COGNITIVE TESTING
STATURE
DISABILITIES
MALNUTRITION
HOUSEHOLD DECISION MAKING
COUSINS
STUNTING
Mete, Cem
Bossavie, Laurent
Giles, John
Alderman, Harold
Is Consanguinity an Impediment to Improving Human Development Outcomes?
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relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8074
description This paper uses unique data collected in rural Pakistan to assess the extent to which consanguinity, which is widespread in North Africa, Central and West Asia, and most parts of South Asia, is linked to child cognitive ability and nutritional status. As economic benefits of marrying cousins may lead to upward bias in estimates of the effects of consanguinity on child outcomes, prior work likely underestimates the negative impacts of consanguinity on child outcomes. This paper finds that children born into consanguineous marriages have lower test scores, lower height-for-age, and a higher likelihood of being severely stunted. After controlling for current household wealth and parent education, the effects of endogenous consanguinity on child cognitive ability and height-for-age are identified by (current and past) grandfather land ownership and maternal grandparent mortality as instruments for consanguineous marriage of parents.
format Working Paper
author Mete, Cem
Bossavie, Laurent
Giles, John
Alderman, Harold
author_facet Mete, Cem
Bossavie, Laurent
Giles, John
Alderman, Harold
author_sort Mete, Cem
title Is Consanguinity an Impediment to Improving Human Development Outcomes?
title_short Is Consanguinity an Impediment to Improving Human Development Outcomes?
title_full Is Consanguinity an Impediment to Improving Human Development Outcomes?
title_fullStr Is Consanguinity an Impediment to Improving Human Development Outcomes?
title_full_unstemmed Is Consanguinity an Impediment to Improving Human Development Outcomes?
title_sort is consanguinity an impediment to improving human development outcomes?
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/887611495655329951/Is-consanguinity-an-impediment-to-improving-human-development-outcomes
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26846
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