Assortative Matching in Africa : Evidence from Rural Mozambique, Cote d'Ivoire, and Malawi

This paper documents novel evidence of positive assortative matching along cognitive and socio-emotional skills, time and risk preferences, and education

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 February 2020
Country:
Ivory Coast, Malawi, Mozambique
Document Type:
Working Paper
Theme:
Economic Growth, Social Change
Authors:
Boxho, C, Donald, A, Goldstein, M, Montalvao, J, Rouanet, L

Abstract

This paper documents novel evidence of positive assortative matching in African marriage markets along cognitive and socio-emotional skills, time and risk preferences, and education, using data from rural Mozambique, Cote d’Ivoire, and Malawi.

This work is part of the Closing the Gender Gap in Africa: evaluating new policies and programmes for women’s economic empowerment programme

Citation

Boxho, Claire; Donald, Aletheia; Goldstein, Markus; Montalvao, Joao; Rouanet, Lea. 2019. Assortative Matching in Africa : Evidence from Rural Mozambique, Cote d’Ivoire, and Malawi. Policy Research Working Paper; No. 8943. World Bank, Washington, DC.

Assortative Matching in Africa : Evidence from Rural Mozambique, Cote d’Ivoire, and Malawi

Published 1 February 2020
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