Why Dowries?

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Preprint 01 Jan 2003 Italy English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:SSRN Electronic Journal (eissn: 1556-5068,

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Authors: Botticini, Maristella; Siow, Aloysius;

doi: 10.2139/ssrn.380129 , 10.1257/000282803769206368

handle: 11565/3735275 , 2318/3262

Why Dowries?

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Abstract

The paper explains dowries and bequests in a comparative perspective using economic theory and historical data.

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DOWRIES, MARRIAGE MARKETS, BEQUESTS

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