On the heterogeneity of dowry motives
Dowries have been modeled as pre-mortem bequests to daughters or as groom-prices paid to in-laws. These two classes of models yield mutually exclusive predictions, but empirical tests of these predictions have been mixed. We draw from historical evidence that suggests a bifurcated marriage market, i...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of Population Economics. - Springer Science + Business Media. - 29(2016), 1, Seite 135-166 |
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| Sprache: | English |
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2016
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Journal of Population Economics |
| Schlagworte: | Behavioral sciences Law Philosophy Biological sciences Business Social sciences |
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