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A description of within-family resource exchange networks in a Malawian village

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  • Gail E. Potter

    (University of Washington)

  • Mark S. Handcock

    (University of California, Los Angeles)

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In this paper we explore patterns of economic transfers between adults within household and family networks in a village in Malawi’s Rumphi district, using data from the 2006 round of the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health. We fit Exponential-family Random Graph Models (ERGMs) to assess individual, relational, and higher-order network effects. The network effects of cyclic giving, reciprocity, and in-degree and out-degree distribution suggest a network with a tendency away from the formation of hierarchies or "hubs." Effects of age, sex, working status, education, health status, and kinship relation are also considered.

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  • Gail E. Potter & Mark S. Handcock, 2010. "A description of within-family resource exchange networks in a Malawian village," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 23(6), pages 117-152.
    • Handle: RePEc:dem:demres:v:23:y:2010:i:6
    DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2010.23.6
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    1. Jenny Trinitapoli & Sara Yeatman & Jasmine Fledderjohann, 2014. "Sibling support and the educational prospects of young adults in Malawi," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 30(19), pages 547-578.

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    Keywords

    Malawi; networks; social network; Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health (MLSFH); resource exchange;
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    JEL classification:

    • J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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