What’s Your Child Worth? An Analysis of Expected Dowry Payments in Rural India
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.104927
Abstract: Abstract This paper introduces a new primary dataset on dowry payments in rural India. A novel feature of the data is that in addition to eliciting actual dowry payments, we also asked rural Indian households… read more here.
Keywords: rural india; analysis; dowry payments; child worth ... See more keywords
The Dowry Gift in South Asia: An Institution on the Intersection of Market and Patriarchy
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DOI: 10.1080/00213624.2020.1743145
Abstract: Abstract Dowry refers to marriage gifts that are instrumental to the negotiation of the marriage contract. Historically, the dowry gift was constituted by law across the Roman empire. While dowry has become largely irrelevant in… read more here.
Keywords: dowry gift; south asia; market; new dowry ... See more keywords