Marriage behavior response to prime-age adult mortality: Evidence from Malawi

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dc.creatorYamauchi, Futoshi
dc.creatorUeyama, Mika
dc.date2008
dc.date2024-11-21T09:57:14Z
dc.date2024-11-21T09:57:14Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:14:19Z
dc.descriptionA drastic increase in AIDS-related mortality of the prime-age adult population can change many aspects of household and individual behavior. The death of prime-age adults decreases household income and, thus, decreases investment in human capital for the next generation. For individuals, high prime-age adult mortality influences people’s perceptions on potential risks in family formation such as finding a marriage partner. For example, in a society where the AIDS epidemic is prevalent, a possible behavioral change in the marriage market in response to an increase in prime-age adult mortality is to marry earlier to avoid their exposure to HIV. Since the marriage decision is key to the way a family is structured, current AIDS mortality risks can potentially have long-term impacts propagating to the next generation.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/161674
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/98548
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/160223
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceYamauchi, Futoshi. 2008. Marriage behavior response to prime-age adult mortality. RENEWAL Policy Brief 14. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161674
dc.subjectHIV infections
dc.subjectimpact
dc.subjectmarriage
dc.subjectadults
dc.subjectmortality
dc.subjectbehaviour
dc.titleMarriage behavior response to prime-age adult mortality: Evidence from Malawi
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