POLYGYNY, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, AND DEVELOPMENT
POLYGYNY, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, AND DEVELOPMENT
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一夫多妻制、妇女权利和发展
DOI：
10.1162/jeea.2006.4.2-3.523
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发表时间：
2006
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
M. Tertilt
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作者：
M. Tertilt
许多撒哈拉以南非洲国家极其贫困。有人认为，婚姻制度，特别是一夫多妻制，是导致该地区缺乏发展的因素之一。然而，事实证明，实行一夫一妻制非常困难。在本文中，我认为将选择丈夫的权利从父亲转移给女儿可能是一种更容易执行的替代政策。我使用经过校准的一夫多妻制一般均衡模型来分析这样的政策。我发现给女儿更多的选择与禁止一夫多妻制具有类似的经济效果。这两项政策都降低了男性妻子的回报，从而提高了投资另类资产的动力。这增加了资本存量，从而增加了人均GDP。然而，从数量上来说，我发现强制实行一夫一妻制会产生更大的影响。 （JEL：E0、O11、O55、J12、J13） (c) 2006 年，欧洲经济协会。
Many Sub-Saharan African countries are extremely poor. It has been argued that the marriage system-in particular polygyny-is one contributing factor to the lack of development in this region. However, enforcing monogamy has proved to be very difficult. In this paper, I argue that transferring the right of choosing a husband from fathers to daughters might be an alternative policy that could potentially be easier to enforce. I use a calibrated general equilibrium model of polygyny to analyze such a policy. I find that giving daughters more choices has similar economic effects as a ban on polygyny. Both policies decrease the return on wives for men and thereby raise the incentive to invest in alternative assets. This increases the capital stock and hence GDP per capita. Quantitatively, however, I find that enforcing monogamy has much larger effects. (JEL: E0, O11, O55, J12, J13) (c) 2006 by the European Economic Association.