Lifestyles of the rich and polygynous in Cote d'Ivoire

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Abstract

This paper investigates whether the sources of income, not just the levels, determine whether an individual is monogamous. Our results support the idea that polygyny stunts development by allowing wealthy men to acquire wives rather than investing in child quality.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)404-407
Number of pages4
JournalEconomics Letters
Volume115
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2012

Keywords

  • Human capital
  • Inequality
  • Marriage
  • Monogamy
  • Polygyny

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Finance

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