Both women and men are involved in agriculture globally, although their roles differ
significantly by region and are changing rapidly. Gender shapes access to productive …

We estimate the effects of increased exposure to agricultural technologies on farmers'
adoption and economic well-being in Ghana, Mali, and Senegal using post-implementation …

I examine how matrilineal relative to patrilineal kinship systems affect spousal cooperation.
In matrilineal kinship systems, lineage and inheritance are traced through female members …

We use historical and modern data on the Igbo ethnic group in Nigeria to assess the
relationship between polygamy and child mortality. We examine several possible channels …

This article aims at providing a critical review of the main strands of research regarding the
within-couple distribution of economic resources produced since the late 1950s by scholars …

We exploit novel data collected within a randomized controlled trial of a sanitation
microcredit intervention to study how intra-household gender differences in perceptions of …

Background The number of undernourished people and the risk of micro-nutrient deficiency
remain high in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Decades of policy designed to reverse the trends …

On the basis of first-hand data, we document the evolution of marriage, divorce and
remarriage practices in Northern Burkina Faso, and we highlight the emancipatory …

The amount we give often depends on how closely connected we are to those we are giving
to. However, economic models typically ignore the impact that social connections have on …

Extremely rich data on farm households in Burkina Faso are used to test whether resource
are allocated Pareto efficiently. The complexity of household structures, including multi …