Marcel Fafchamps|Agnes Quisumbing
Assets at marriage in rural Ethiopia
University of Oxford|International Food Policy Research Institute
paper examines determinants assets marriage rural ethiopia identify test three separate processes determine assets brought marriage assortative matching compensating parental transfers marriage strategic behavior parents find ample evidence first none second evidence third brides also find evidence competition parental assets among siblings results suggest parents transfer wealth children ways compensate marriage market outcomes certain parents however give assets daughters whenever increases chances marrying wealthy groom