Kedir, A.M. and Oterová, A. (2016) The Complexity of Marriage in Rural Ethiopia: Parental Transfers and Postmarital Residence Choices. Journal of Development Studies. ISSN 0022-0388
Abstract
This paper examines the relationship between parental transfers and post-marital residence of children in rural Ethiopia. We investigate whether asset transfers to children are an avenue which parents use to secure old age. We model post-marital residence and transfers simultaneously in a two-stage probit least squares estimation framework. We find a positive relationship between transfers and post-marital residence, a 10 proxy for old age support. Children who receive more assets are more likely to stay at birth place after marriage and vice versa. In conditions of scarce or lacking social security mechanisms, parents make strategic transfers to ensure better old age.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Development Studies. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 17 Aug 2016 09:49 |
Last Modified: | 24 Jan 2018 01:38 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2016.1178381 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/00220388.2016.1178381 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:100797 |