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| Type: | Journal article |
| Title: | The economics of female genital cutting |
| Author: | Chesnokova, T. Vaithianathan, R. |
| Citation: | BE Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 2010; 10(1):64-1-64-28 |
| Publisher: | Berkeley Electronic Press |
| Issue Date: | 2010 |
| ISSN: | 1935-1682 1935-1682 |
| Abstract: | The practice of female genital cutting (FGC) has a long history in Africa and it is thought that over 130 million females alive today have undergone the practice. In this paper, we model FGC as a pre-marital investment. We show how the rat-race nature of the marriage market may result in inefficiently high equilibrium levels of FGC. We argue that in this case, regulation results in a (potential) Pareto improvement and that even weak regulation can be effective in eradicating FGC. |
| Rights: | Copyright ©1999-2011 Berkeley Electronic Press |
| DOI: | 10.2202/1935-1682.2565 |
| Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.2202/1935-1682.2565 |
| Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 5 Economics publications |
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