Arbeitspapier
Polygamy and female labour supply in Senegal
In this paper, we explore the links between polygyny and female labour supply in Senegal using a nationally representative survey. In a reduced-form approach, we first measure the impact of polygyny on participation using a joint model of spouse participation. The identification of the impact of polygyny relies on the use of district-level variables as instruments. We find a positive impact of polygyny on female labour force participation. Turning to a structural approach based on the collective household model, we examine the possibility that men within couples use polygyny as a threat to influence the distribution of resources in their favour. The results are less conclusive regarding the role played by the risk of polygyny as an effective distribution factor.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- ISBN
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978-92-9256-353-0
- Erschienen in
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Series: WIDER Working Paper ; No. 2017/127
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Household Production and Intrahousehold Allocation
Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; Domestic Abuse
Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
Time Allocation and Labor Supply
- Thema
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collective model
intrahousehold allocation
women's empowerment
polygyny
social norms
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Cudeville, Elisabeth
Guénard, Charlotte
Robilliard, Anne-Sophie
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
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Helsinki
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2017
- DOI
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doi:10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2017/353-0
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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20.09.2024, 08:22 MESZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Cudeville, Elisabeth
- Guénard, Charlotte
- Robilliard, Anne-Sophie
- The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
Entstanden
- 2017