The cousin marriage tradition and performance of businesses during the economic crises in Nigeria

Estrin, Saul ORCID: 0000-0002-3447-8593, Mickiewicz, Tomasz and Olarewayu, Tolu (2024) The cousin marriage tradition and performance of businesses during the economic crises in Nigeria. World Development. ISSN 0305-750X (In Press)

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Abstract

Strong kinship structures correspond to important informal institutions that provide some social insurance to businesses in developing economies. More specifically, we posit that, during an economic crisis, businesses located in areas characterised by an in-group supporting marriage tradition (cousin marriage) will experience weaker negative effects on their profitability. We speculate that the cousin marriage tradition is associated with dense structures of kinship-based contacts between individuals, which creates the basis for effective social sanctions that support the cooperation needed during crises. Such structures may enhance the resilience of the local social systems; and local businesses may draw on local, socially available resources, which will attenuate the impact of crises on their financial performance. We utilise the data from the 2018-2019 Nigeria Living Standard Survey and find support for our hypotheses.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2024
Divisions:	Management
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Date Deposited:	20 Dec 2024 10:51
Last Modified:	20 Dec 2024 12:21
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/126520

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