Parental risk preferences, maternal bargaining power, and the educational progressions of children: Lab-in-the-field evidence from rural Côte d'Ivoire

Arnab Basu, Ralitza Dimova, Monnet Gbakou and Romane Viennet

No wp-2022-128, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: We analyse the effect of parental risk preferences and a novel measure of maternal bargaining power over educational expenses—elicited via lab-in-the-field experiments in rural Côte d'Ivoire—on the educational progression of boys and girls. Data from 135 couples and their children show that the father's risk aversion is negatively associated with school attendance for boys and lowers the likelihood of transition from no schooling to primary schooling for both boys and girls.

Keywords: Risk attitudes; Female bargaining power; Education; Côte d'Ivoire; Schooling; Risk (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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Journal Article: Parental risk preferences, maternal bargaining power, and the educational progressions of children: Lab-in-the-field evidence from rural Côte d'Ivoire (2023)
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