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
Englisch
ISBN
978-92-9256-353-0

Erschienen in
Series: WIDER Working Paper ; No. 2017/127

Klassifikation
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
collective model
intrahousehold allocation
women's empowerment
polygyny
social norms

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Cudeville, Elisabeth
Guénard, Charlotte
Robilliard, Anne-Sophie
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
(wo)
Helsinki
(wann)
2017

DOI
doi:10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2017/353-0
Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
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

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