Lifestyles of the rich and polygynous in Cote d'Ivoire

Eric D. Gould; Omer Moav; Avi Simhon

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2011.12.064

Lifestyles of the rich and polygynous in Cote d'Ivoire

Eric D. Gould^*, Omer Moav, Avi Simhon

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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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	404-407
Number of pages	4
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	115
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2011.12.064
State	Published - Jun 2012

Keywords

Human capital
Inequality
Marriage
Monogamy
Polygyny

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