Sons as widowhood insurance: Evidence from Senegal
Sylvie Lambert
(1, 2)
,
Pauline Rossi
(2, 3)
Sylvie Lambert
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Résumé
Exploiting original data from a Senegalese household survey, we provide evidence that fertility choices are partly driven by women's needs for widowhood insurance. We use a duration model of birth intervals to show that women most at risk in case of widowhood intensify their fertility, shortening birth spacing, until they get a son. Insurance through sons might entail substantial health costs since short birth spacing raises maternal and infant mortality rates.
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Economies et financesFormat du dépôt | Notice |
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
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Exploiting original data from a Senegalese household survey, we provide evidence that fertility choices are partly driven by women's needs for widowhood insurance. We use a duration model of birth intervals to show that women most at risk in case of widowhood intensify their fertility, shortening birth spacing, until they get a son. Insurance through sons might entail substantial health costs since short birth spacing raises maternal and infant mortality rates.
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Titre |
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Sons as widowhood insurance: Evidence from Senegal
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Auteur(s) |
Sylvie Lambert
1, 2
, Pauline Rossi
2, 3
1
PSE -
Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 139754 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
2
PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
3
CREST -
Centre de Recherche en Économie et Statistique
( 2579 )
- 5, Avenue Henry Le Chatelier, 91120 Palaiseau
- France
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Public visé |
Scientifique
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Sous-type de document pour les Articles |
Research article
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Version du document |
version éditeur
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Page/Identifiant |
113-127
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Volume |
120
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Date de publication |
2016-05
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Audience |
Internationale
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Nom de la revue |
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Voir aussi |
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Domaine(s) |
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Financement |
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Mots-clés |
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Senegal, Health, Intra-household insurance, Gender, Fertility
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DOI | 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2016.01.004 |
ProdINRA | 353832 |
UT key WOS | 000373419500009 |
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