On the Timing of Marriage, Cattle, and Weather Shocks in Rural Zimbabwe
The authors focus on the timing of marriages of women in rural Zimbabwe. Zimbabwean marriages are associated with bride welath payments, which are transfers from (the family of) the groom to the bride's family. Unmarried daughters could theref...
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okr-10986-181202021-04-23T14:03:41Z On the Timing of Marriage, Cattle, and Weather Shocks in Rural Zimbabwe Hoogeveen, Johannes Van der Klaauw, Bas Van Lomwel, Gijsbert AGING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ANIMALS BIRTH RATE CATTLE CATTLE OWNERSHIP CATTLE SALES COWS DEPENDENCE DIVORCE DOWRY DRAFT POWER ECONOMICS FAMILIES FARM FARMERS GENDER GIRLS GOATS GRAZING HERD LOSSES HERD SIZE HOUSEHOLDS INCOMES LAND REFORM LIVESTOCK MANURE MARITAL STATUS MARRIAGES MARRIED WOMEN MEAT MILK MINIMUM AGE PESTS POWER RURAL AREAS SOILS UNEMPLOYMENT VILLAGES COPING STRATEGIES DURATION MARRIAGE ECONOMIC ASPECTS SMALL HOLDERS HOUSEHOLD INCOME MARRIED WOMEN LIVESTOCK NUMBERS CATTLE INDUSTRY AND TRADE WEATHER The authors focus on the timing of marriages of women in rural Zimbabwe. Zimbabwean marriages are associated with bride welath payments, which are transfers from (the family of) the groom to the bride's family. Unmarried daughters could therefore be considered assets who, at time of need, can be cashed in. The authors investigate to what extent the timing of a marriage of a daughter is affected by the economic conditions of the household from which she originates. They distinguish household-specific wealth levels and two types of shocks--correlated (weather) shocks and idiosyncratic shocks. The authors estimate a duration model using a unique panel survey of Zimbabwean smallholder farmers. The estimation results support the hypothesis that the timing of marriage is affected by household characteristics. Girls from households that experiences a negative (idiosyncratic) shock in their assets are more likely to marry. 2014-04-30T19:35:57Z 2014-04-30T19:35:57Z 2003-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/2487580/timing-marriage-cattle-weather-shocks-rural-zimbabwe http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18120 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 3112 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Zimbabwe |
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AGING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ANIMALS BIRTH RATE CATTLE CATTLE OWNERSHIP CATTLE SALES COWS DEPENDENCE DIVORCE DOWRY DRAFT POWER ECONOMICS FAMILIES FARM FARMERS GENDER GIRLS GOATS GRAZING HERD LOSSES HERD SIZE HOUSEHOLDS INCOMES LAND REFORM LIVESTOCK MANURE MARITAL STATUS MARRIAGES MARRIED WOMEN MEAT MILK MINIMUM AGE PESTS POWER RURAL AREAS SOILS UNEMPLOYMENT VILLAGES COPING STRATEGIES DURATION MARRIAGE ECONOMIC ASPECTS SMALL HOLDERS HOUSEHOLD INCOME MARRIED WOMEN LIVESTOCK NUMBERS CATTLE INDUSTRY AND TRADE WEATHER |
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AGING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ANIMALS BIRTH RATE CATTLE CATTLE OWNERSHIP CATTLE SALES COWS DEPENDENCE DIVORCE DOWRY DRAFT POWER ECONOMICS FAMILIES FARM FARMERS GENDER GIRLS GOATS GRAZING HERD LOSSES HERD SIZE HOUSEHOLDS INCOMES LAND REFORM LIVESTOCK MANURE MARITAL STATUS MARRIAGES MARRIED WOMEN MEAT MILK MINIMUM AGE PESTS POWER RURAL AREAS SOILS UNEMPLOYMENT VILLAGES COPING STRATEGIES DURATION MARRIAGE ECONOMIC ASPECTS SMALL HOLDERS HOUSEHOLD INCOME MARRIED WOMEN LIVESTOCK NUMBERS CATTLE INDUSTRY AND TRADE WEATHER Hoogeveen, Johannes Van der Klaauw, Bas Van Lomwel, Gijsbert On the Timing of Marriage, Cattle, and Weather Shocks in Rural Zimbabwe |
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The authors focus on the timing of
marriages of women in rural Zimbabwe. Zimbabwean marriages
are associated with bride welath payments, which are
transfers from (the family of) the groom to the bride's
family. Unmarried daughters could therefore be considered
assets who, at time of need, can be cashed in. The authors
investigate to what extent the timing of a marriage of a
daughter is affected by the economic conditions of the
household from which she originates. They distinguish
household-specific wealth levels and two types of
shocks--correlated (weather) shocks and idiosyncratic
shocks. The authors estimate a duration model using a unique
panel survey of Zimbabwean smallholder farmers. The
estimation results support the hypothesis that the timing of
marriage is affected by household characteristics. Girls
from households that experiences a negative (idiosyncratic)
shock in their assets are more likely to marry. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Hoogeveen, Johannes Van der Klaauw, Bas Van Lomwel, Gijsbert |
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Hoogeveen, Johannes Van der Klaauw, Bas Van Lomwel, Gijsbert |
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Hoogeveen, Johannes |
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On the Timing of Marriage, Cattle, and Weather Shocks in Rural Zimbabwe |
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On the Timing of Marriage, Cattle, and Weather Shocks in Rural Zimbabwe |
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On the Timing of Marriage, Cattle, and Weather Shocks in Rural Zimbabwe |
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On the Timing of Marriage, Cattle, and Weather Shocks in Rural Zimbabwe |
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On the Timing of Marriage, Cattle, and Weather Shocks in Rural Zimbabwe |
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on the timing of marriage, cattle, and weather shocks in rural zimbabwe |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/2487580/timing-marriage-cattle-weather-shocks-rural-zimbabwe http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18120 |
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