Sons as widowhood insurance: Evidence from Senegal

Sylvie Lambert; Pauline Rossi

doi:10.1016/j.jdeveco.2016.01.004

Sons as widowhood insurance: Evidence from Senegal

Sylvie Lambert
, Pauline Rossi

France and IZA
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Exploiting original data from a Senegalese household survey, we provide evidence that fertility choices are partly driven by women's needs for widowhood insurance. We use a duration model of birth intervals to show that women most at risk in case of widowhood intensify their fertility, shortening birth spacing, until they get a son. Insurance through sons might entail substantial health costs since short birth spacing raises maternal and infant mortality rates.

langue originale	Anglais
Pages (de - à)	113-127
Nombre de pages	15
journal	Journal of Development Economics
Volume	120
Les DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2016.01.004
état	Publié - 1 mai 2016
Modification externe	Oui

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