Marriage, dowry, and women’s status in rural Punjab, Pakistan
| Autor: | Momoe Makino |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Economics and Econometrics
media_common.quotation_subject Poison control Suicide prevention Public interest Empirical research Rural societies Political science 0502 economics and business Development economics Women Marriage 050207 economics 050205 econometrics Demography media_common Social policy Daughter JEL:Z13 - Economic Sociology • Economic Anthropology • Langu … 05 social sciences JEL:N35 - Asia including Middle East Human factors and ergonomics Dowry JEL:J12 - Marriage • Marital Dissolution • Family Structure … JEL:J16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination Demographic economics |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Population Economics. 32:769-797 |
| ISSN: | 1432-1475 0933-1433 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00148-018-0713-0 |
| Popis: | Dowry is a common custom observed in South Asian countries. Despite alleged negative consequences caused by dowry and the legal ban or restrictions on its practice, the custom has been extended, and recently, dowry amounts seem to be increasing. Compared with public interest in and theoretical studies on dowry, empirical studies are relatively scarce mainly due to data unavailability and inadequacy. We conducted a household survey specifically designed to empirically investigate how dowry is associated with women’s status in the marital household in rural Punjab, Pakistan. The dataset is unique because it gathers information on disaggregated marriage expenses, which enables us to examine the relation between each itemized component of dowry and women’s status. Results show that a higher dowry amount, especially in terms of furniture, electronics, and kitchenware, is positively associated with women’s status in the marital household. The positive association of these illiquid items adds suggestive evidence that in rural Punjab, Pakistan, dowry serves as a trousseau that the bride’s parents voluntarily offer to their daughter. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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