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Far Above Rubies: The Association Between Bride Price and Extramarital Sexual Relations in Uganda

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  • Bishai, David

    () (Johns Hopkins University)

  • Grossbard, Shoshana

    () (San Diego State University, California)

Abstract

The custom of bride price involves the payment of goods or cash from the groom’s family to the bride’s family at the time of marriage. We present a theory that views bride price as a payment in hedonic markets for marital fidelity. Data from a household survey in Uganda are used to test the theoretical prediction that payment of bride price will be associated with fewer non-marital sexual relationships for women. The data show a robust association between bride price payment and lower rates of non-marital sexual relationships for women but not for men.

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Paper provided by Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in its series IZA Discussion Papers with number 2982.

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Length: 21 pages
Date of creation: Aug 2007
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Publication status: published as 'Far above rubies: Bride price and extramarital sexual relations in Uganda' in: Journal of Population Economics, 2010, 23 (4), 1177 - 1187
Handle: RePEc:iza:izadps:dp2982

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Keywords: marriage; extra-marital relations; bride price; Uganda;

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  1. Brishti Guha, 2012. "Gambling on Genes: Ambiguity Aversion Explains Investment in Sisters’ Children," Working Papers 33-2012, Singapore Management University, School of Economics.
  2. Siwan Anderson, 2007. "The Economics of Dowry and Brideprice," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 21(4), pages 151-174, Fall.
  3. Tomoki Fujii, 2012. "Dynamic Poverty Decomposition Analysis: An Application to the Philippines," Working Papers 34-2012, Singapore Management University, School of Economics.

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