The Economics of Consanguineous Marriages

The Economics of Consanguineous Marriages

The institution of consanguineous marriage-a marriage contracted between close biological relatives-has been a basic building block of many societies in different parts of the world. This paper argues that the practice of consanguinity is closely related to the practice of dowry, and that both arise...

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Main Authors: Do, Quy-Toan, Iyer, Sriya, Joshi, Shareen
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
AGE AT MARRIAGE
AGED
COMMUNITIES
COMPENSATION
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS
DEPENDENCE
DESCENT
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DIET
DISEASES
DOMESTIC ABUSE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
DOWRIES
DOWRY
ECONOMIC STATUS
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS
EXTENDED FAMILY
FAMILIES
FAMILY HEALTH
FATHERS
FOLKLORE
GENERATIONS
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN POPULATIONS
HUSBANDS
IDEAS
IMMIGRANT
INFORMATION FOR WOMEN
INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
KINSHIP
LABOR MARKETS
LAWS
LEVELS OF MORTALITY
MARRIAGES
MARRIED MEN
MARRIED WOMEN
MIDDLE EAST
MORTALITY
MOTHER
NORTH AFRICA
PARENTS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POOR FAMILIES
POORER PEOPLE
POWER
PROGRESS
PUBLIC HEALTH
REGIONAL DIFFERENCES
RELIGION
RELIGIOUS GROUPS
RESPECT
RURAL AREAS
SOCIAL NETWORKS
SOCIAL RELATIONS
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SOCIAL STATUS
SOCIETIES
SOCIETY
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
SPOUSE
SPOUSES
TRANSPORTATION
UNIONS
URBAN AREAS
VILLAGES
WESTERN EUROPE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/12/7249154/economics-consanguineous-marriages
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8845

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/12/7249154/economics-consanguineous-marriages
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8845

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