Marriage Markets in Developing Countries

S Anukriti and Shatanjaya Dasgupta ()
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Shatanjaya Dasgupta: Beloit College

No 10556, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: This chapter reviews the literature on marriage in developing countries. We describe how marital matching occurs; the trends in age at marriage; assortative mating patterns; marriage payments; and spousal decision-making after a marriage has occurred. Lastly, we discuss trends and rationales for consanguineous and polygamous marriages – practices that are largely unique to the developing world.

Keywords: marriage markets; developing countries; marriage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J1 J12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35 pages
Date: 2017-02
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Published - published in: S.L. Averett, L.M. Argys, S.D. Hoffman (eds.), Oxford Handbook of Women and the Economy, Oxford University Press, 2018

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