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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 404-407 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Economics Letters |
Volume | 115 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2012 |
Keywords
- Human capital
- Inequality
- Marriage
- Monogamy
- Polygyny
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Economics and Econometrics
- Finance