Assortative Matching in Africa : Evidence from Rural Mozambique, Cote d'Ivoire, and Malawi

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Boxho, Claire, Donald, Aletheia, Goldstein, Markus, Montalvao, Joao, Rouanet, Lea
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
MARRIAGE MARKET
COGNITIVE SKILLS
SOCIOECONOMIC SKILLS
AFRICA GENDER POLICY
GENDER INNOVATION LAB
WOMEN AND SOCIAL NORMS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/347361563804237445/Assortative-Matching-in-Africa-Evidence-from-Rural-Mozambique-Cote-dIvoire-and-Malawi
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32127

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/347361563804237445/Assortative-Matching-in-Africa-Evidence-from-Rural-Mozambique-Cote-dIvoire-and-Malawi
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32127

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