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- handle: 10670/1.my6bnj
- halshs: halshs-01379302
- doi: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2016.01.004
- PRODINRA: 353832
- WOS: 000373419500009
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Senegal Health Intra-household insurance Gender FertilitySujets proches
Assurance (Insurance) Coverage, Insurance Insurance protection Insurance coverage Insurance industry Indemnity insurance Mutual insurance UnderwritingCiter ce document
Sylvie Lambert et al., « Sons as widowhood insurance: Evidence from Senegal », HAL-SHS : économie et finance, ID : 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2016.01.004
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Exploiting original data from a Senegalese household survey, we provide evidence that fertility choices are partly driven by women's needs for widowhood insurance. We use a duration model of birth intervals to show that women most at risk in case of widowhood intensify their fertility, shortening birth spacing, until they get a son. Insurance through sons might entail substantial health costs since short birth spacing raises maternal and infant mortality rates.