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Fertility and polygyny: Experimental evidence from Burkina Faso

D'Exelle, B; Lépine, A; Bakyono, R; Tapsoba, LDG; (2023) Fertility and polygyny: Experimental evidence from Burkina Faso. Journal of Development Economics , 164 , Article 103134. 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2023.103134. Green open access

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Abstract

Decision-making about fertility differs between monogamous and polygynous households. In an experiment in Burkina Faso that gives women access to free contraceptives, either alone or with their husband, involving the husband decreases contraceptive use among monogamous women, but not among polygynous women. Where there is co-wife rivalry, it increases contraceptive use. This is consistent with a model where monogamous women have a stronger preference for contraceptives than their husband, while this preference difference is smaller or even reversed among polygynous households due to co-wife competition around fertility.

Type: Article
Title: Fertility and polygyny: Experimental evidence from Burkina Faso
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2023.103134
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2023.103134
Language: English
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Keywords: Fertility, Polygyny, Africa
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute for Global Health
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10174549
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