Marriage;
Monogamy;
Polygyny;
Human capital;
Inequality;
D O I:
10.1016/j.econlet.2011.12.064
中图分类号:
F [经济];
学科分类号:
02 ;
摘要:
This paper investigates whether the sources of income, not just the levels, determine whether an individual is monogamous. Our results support the idea that polygyny stunts development by allowing wealthy men to acquire wives rather than investing in child quality. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.