The economic consequences of mutual help in extended families

In the absence of well-developed markets for credit and insurance, extended families play a major role as a traditional system of mutual help. However these arrangements have important consequences on economic choices. In this paper, we use first hand data from Western Cameroon to explore this quest...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Development Economics 2016-11, Vol.123, p.38-56
Hauptverfasser:	Baland, Jean-Marie, Bonjean, Isabelle, Guirkinger, Catherine, Ziparo, Roberta
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Africa Cameroon Economics and Finance Extended families Families & family life Humanities and Social Sciences Labor market Labour market Mutual help Siblings Solidarity Studies Transfers
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