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Domestic Production as a Source of Marital Power

Domain:

socioeconomic
Creator:
Tel
Editor:
ApoUni
Publisher:
Fac
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This paper argues that wives in developing countries use domestic labour as a tool to incentivise husbands, especially when they lack power and cannot credibly threaten divorce. In Malawi, husbands often supplement farm income with wage labour. In our model, this creates moral hazard

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