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Consumption Smoothing and Marriage

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  • Manuela Angelucci

    (Department of Economics, UNiversity of Arizona - USA)

  • Imran Rasul

    (Department of Economics, University College London)

  • Giacomo De Giorgi

    (Department of Economics, Stanford University)

  • Marcos A. Rangel

    (Department of Economics, University of Sao Paulo - Brazil)

Abstract

There is a large role for moves by women at the time of marriage in explaining migration in developing countries, in particular in rural areas. We explore the relations between this mobility and risk diversification and consumption smoothing strategies among poor Mexican families.

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  • Manuela Angelucci & Imran Rasul & Giacomo De Giorgi & Marcos A. Rangel, 2010. "Consumption Smoothing and Marriage," 2010 Meeting Papers 159, Society for Economic Dynamics.
    • Handle: RePEc:red:sed010:159
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