Assortative Matching in Africa : Evidence from Rural Mozambique, Cote d'Ivoire, and Malawi
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.
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/347361563804237445/Assortative-Matching-in-Africa-Evidence-from-Rural-Mozambique-Cote-dIvoire-and-Malawi http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32127 |