A Reformulation of the Polygyny-Fertility Hypothesis

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ID21022550
AutoresKofi Effah (0000-0003-1216-2296, Austin Health & Human Services Department, autor correspondente), Kofi B Effah (Texas Department of Human Services, Budget Management Services (W-421) P.O. Box 149030, Austin, Texas 78714-9030, U.S.A.)
Ano1999
Volume30
Fascículo3
Páginas381-408
Data de publicação1999-09-01
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850
EditoraUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/jcfs.30.3.381
OpenAlexW2265498496
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas2

Over the last few years the effect of polygyny on fertility has drawn an extensive amount of research. However, much of the literature that addresses the polygyny-fertility hypothesis has methodological and conceptual problems. The original polygyny-fertility hypothesis overestimates the effect of polygyny on fertility because of the assumption that current marital status accounts for the fertility of women. This paper reformulates the polygyny-fertility hypothesis by arguing that polygyny is likely to depress fertility if polygynous women have been previously married. Using the 1993 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey data, we find that polygyny reduces fertility for only women who have been previously married. Thus, in the absence of previous marriage, the fertility of monogamous and polygynous women is similar. The results further indicate that urban residency, education and age at first marriage reduce fertility, while current age and ever use of contraception increase fertility

Demographic economics · Economics · Fertility · Polygyny · Population · Sociology · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Marriage and Sexual Relationships

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