Altruism , Household Coresidence and Women ’ s Health Investment in Rural

Altruism, Household Coresidence and Women's Health Investment in Rural Bangladesh

Coresidence duration and cues of maternal investment regulate sibling altruism across cultures.

Genetic relatedness is a fundamental determinant of social behavior across species. Over the last few decades, researchers have been investigating the proximate psychological mechanisms that enable humans to assess their genetic relatedness to others. Much of this work has focused on identifying cues that predicted relatedness in ancestral environments and examining how they regulate kin-direct...

Ill health and its potential influence on household consumptions in rural China.

Ill health is very expensive and could have significant impact on household consumptions. The purpose of this study is to examine the differences in household consumption patterns among households with or without ill health family member(s) in rural China. We also examine the opportunity cost of ill health by estimating the marginal effects of medical spending on consumption patterns. The data ...

The Rational Formation of Altruism: Theory and Evidence∗

In this paper I investigate the endogenous formation of inter-sibling altruism and its implications in intra-household human capital investment in children. The theoretical analysis shows that fostering children’s inter-sibling altruism in childhood by parents severs as a device to ameliorate commitment constraints within families. The increase in inter-sibling altruism enhances gains from intr...

Factors Influencing Rural Livelihood Diversification Activities among Women in Northern Region of Ghana

Livelihood sustainability remains a major challenge for rural households in Northern Ghana. Although farming has traditionally been the core livelihood strategy for most households, diversifying into non-farm activities remains a common livelihood strategy employed to sustain household basic needs, particularly for women, who because of their gender often face challenges in accessing land for f...