Descent Rules and Strategic Transfers. Evidence from Matrilineal Groups in Ghana

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Transnational migration and the economy of funerals: Changing practices in Ghana (2006, background): “Being the eldest sister, she is the successor to Akua according to custom (la Ferrara, 2006; Fortes, 1950; Okali 1983).13 As such, she is in charge of the distribution of the possessions of the deceased after one year of her death and also takes responsibility for the welfare of the children of the…”
Age of Marriage, Weather Shocks, and the Direction of Marriage Payments (2020, methodology): “A growing part of this literature has explored the influence of culture and institutions on determinants of economic development (Platteau, 2000; Jacoby, 1995; Tertilt, 2005; La Ferrara, 2007; La Ferrara and Milazzo, 2017; Jayachandran and Pande, 2017).”
Can Policy Change Culture? Government Pension Plans and Traditional Kinship Practices (2021, background): “…contributes to a growing literature on the importance of family ties and kinship practices for economic outcomes (Alesina and Giuliano, 2013; Alesina et al., 2015; Alesina and Giuliano, 2011; Enke, forthcoming; La Ferrara, 2007; Lowes, 2016; Schulz, 2018; Akbari et al., 2018; Moscona et al., 2017).”