The lion’s share. An experimental analysis of polygamy in Northern Nigeria

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Munro, Alistair, Kebede, Bereket ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4163-6614, Tarazona-Gomez, Marcela and Verschoor, Arjan (2019) The lion’s share. An experimental analysis of polygamy in Northern Nigeria. Economic Development and Cultural Change, 67 (4). pp. 833-861. ISSN 0013-0079

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Abstract

We use simple public goods games to investigate spousal behavior in Kano, northern Nigeria, one of the modern heartlands of polygyny. Most partners keep back at least half of their endowment from the common pool, but we find no evidence that polygynous households are less efficient than their monogamous counterparts. When men control the allocation, equal treatment of wives is common, but senior wives often receive more from their husbands, no matter what their contribution. However, the clearest result is that when men control the allocation, polygynous husbands receive a higher payoff compared to their wives and their monogamous counterparts.

Item Type: Article
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development)
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Gender and Development
Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Impact Evaluation
Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Behavioural and Experimental Social Sciences
University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Behavioural and Experimental Development Economics
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Date Deposited: 02 Dec 2017 06:05
Last Modified: 27 Sep 2024 23:50
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/65661
DOI: 10.1086/700102

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