Saving for Dowry : Evidence from Rural India
The ancient custom of dowry, i.e., bride-to-groom marriage payments, remains ubiquitous in many contemporary societies. Using data from 1986–2007, this paper examines whether dowry impacts intertemporal resource allocation and other household decisions in rural India. Utilizing variation in firstbor...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Elsevier
2022
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37133 |