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The Economics of Consanguineous Marriages / Do, Quy-Toan
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Đõ̂, Quý Toàn.
- Series:
- Policy research working papers.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Anthropology.
- Culture & Development.
- Dependence.
- Dowries.
- Dowry.
- Education.
- Education and Society.
- Extended Family.
- Families.
- Finance and Financial Sector Development.
- Financial Literacy.
- Folklore.
- Gender.
- Gender and Law.
- Health, Nutrition and Population.
- History.
- Households.
- Law and Development.
- Marriage.
- Marriages.
- Partners.
- Population and Development.
- Population Policies.
- Populations.
- Power.
- Property.
- Religion.
- Rural Areas.
- Social Development.
- Social Inclusion and Institutions.
- Social Networks.
- Societies.
- Villages.
- Women.
- Local Subjects:
- Anthropology.
- Culture & Development.
- Dependence.
- Dowries.
- Dowry.
- Education.
- Education and Society.
- Extended Family.
- Families.
- Finance and Financial Sector Development.
- Financial Literacy.
- Folklore.
- Gender.
- Gender and Law.
- Health, Nutrition and Population.
- History.
- Households.
- Law and Development.
- Marriage.
- Marriages.
- Partners.
- Population and Development.
- Population Policies.
- Populations.
- Power.
- Property.
- Religion.
- Rural Areas.
- Social Development.
- Social Inclusion and Institutions.
- Social Networks.
- Societies.
- Villages.
- Women.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (34 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2006
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- 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 in response to an agency problem between the families of a bride and a groom. When marriage contracts are incomplete, dowries transfer control rights to the party with the highest incentives to invest in a marriage. When these transactions are costly however, consanguinity can be a more appropriate response since it directly reduces the agency cost. The paper's model predicts that dowry transfers are less likely to be observed in consanguineous unions. It also emphasizes the effect of credit constraints on the relative prevalence of dowry payment and consanguinity. An empirical analysis using data from Bangladesh delivers robust results consistent with the predictions of the model.
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