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Education, Civic Engagement and Political Participation: Evidence From School Construction in Malian Villages

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  • Paul Maarek

    (Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas)

  • Pierre André

    (THEMA, CY Cergy Paris Université, 33 Boulevard du Port, 95011 Cergy-Pontoise Cedex, France.)

Abstract

Has secular education contributed to the decline of polygamy in Africa? To answer this question, we study a wave of public school construction in late-colonial Cameroon. Our difference-indifferences and event-study specifications show that school openings have simultaneously increased education and the chances to be in a polygamous union for men and, more surprisingly, for women. We estimate a structural model of marriage to explain why education made women more likely to be in a polygamous union. The main estimated channel is marriage to educated men who are more often polygamists than uneducated men, not direct preferences for polygamy.

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  • Paul Maarek & Pierre André, 2023. "Education, Civic Engagement and Political Participation: Evidence From School Construction in Malian Villages," Post-Print hal-04024203, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04024203
    DOI: 10.1086/719622
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