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Village economies and the structure of extended family networks

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Angelucci, M; De Giorgi, G; Rangel, M; Rasul, I
January 1, 2009

This paper documents how the structure of extended family networks in rural Mexico relates to the poverty and inequality of the village of residence. Using the Hispanic naming convention, we construct within-village extended family networks in 504 poor rural villages. Family networks are larger (both in the number of members and as a share of the village population) and out-migration is lower the poorer and the less unequal the village of residence. Our results are consistent with the extended family being a source of informal insurance to its members. Copyright © 2009 The Berkeley Electronic Press. All rights reserved.

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January 1, 2009

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  • Economics
  • 3803 Economic theory
  • 3802 Econometrics
  • 3801 Applied economics
  • 14 Economics
 

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Angelucci, M., De Giorgi, G., Rangel, M., & Rasul, I. (2009). Village economies and the structure of extended family networks. https://doi.org/10.2202/1935-1682.2291
Angelucci, M., G. De Giorgi, M. Rangel, and I. Rasul. “Village economies and the structure of extended family networks,” January 1, 2009. https://doi.org/10.2202/1935-1682.2291.
Angelucci M, De Giorgi G, Rangel M, Rasul I. Village economies and the structure of extended family networks. 2009.
Angelucci, M., et al. Village economies and the structure of extended family networks. 1 Jan. 2009. Scopus, doi:10.2202/1935-1682.2291.
Angelucci M, De Giorgi G, Rangel M, Rasul I. Village economies and the structure of extended family networks. 2009.

DOI

Publication Date

January 1, 2009

Related Subject Headings

  • Economics
  • 3803 Economic theory
  • 3802 Econometrics
  • 3801 Applied economics
  • 14 Economics