Household resilience during climate shocks in rural Benin: The role of matrilocality on girls' school dropout
Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics • Vol/Iss. 122 • ScienceDirect • • Published In • Pages: ??•
By Dedehouanou, Sènakpon, Menou, Vihoutou
Hypothesis
Matrilocality, as opposed to patrilocality, decreases the effect of climate-induced income shocks on the gender gap in school dropout, while results remain robust when considering relationships between the interaction between drought and correlates of post-marriage residence customs, household fixed effects, spatial correlation
Note
6 tests considering each of the interactions seperately between matrilocal and patrilocal samples. excluding migrant households; excluding children with a deceased parent; adding interactions between drought and correlates of kinship (ethnicity, religion, marriage transaction mode, polygyny); adding household fixed effects; allowing for spatial correlation (Conley, 5 km radius); percentage point difference coefficients are -0.25 to -0.20 for matrilocal samples(p<0.05), -0.03 to -0.01 for patrilocal(p>0.05)
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLS linear probability regression | Supported | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Matrilocality | Independent | Residence |
| Patrilocality | Independent | Residence |
| Drought | Independent | Climate, Disasters |
| boys school dropout rates | Dependent | Education, Students |
| girls school dropout rates | Dependent | Education, Students |
| correlates of post-marriage residence customs | independent | Ethnic Stratification, Arranging A Marriage, Polygamy, Religious Beliefs |
| household fixed effects | independent | Property, Household |
| spatial correlation | independent | Location |