The Economics of Dowry Payments in Pakistan

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The Economics of Dowry Payments in Pakistan

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Anderson, S.

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Although there are numerous studies of the dowry phenonmenon in India, research pertaining to the custom in the rest of South Asia is sparse. The aim of this paper is to study dowry payments in Pakistan. Several interpretations for dowry are distinguished using a simple theoretical framework and the predictions of these models are tested using recent data from Pakistan. The investigation concludes that despite religious and cultural differences, the phenomenon of dowry in Pakistan appears to occcur for reasons which are similar to those in India.

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Paper provided by The University of Melbourne in its series Department of Economics - Working Papers Series with number 691.

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Date of creation: 1999
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Keywords: HOUSEHOLD ; MARRIAGE ; WOMEN ; MEN;

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- Anderson, S., 2000. "The economics of dowry payments in Pakistan," Discussion Paper 82, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research. [Downloadable!]

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D10 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - General

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Maristella Botticini & Aloysius Siow, 2003. "Why Dowries?," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 93(4), pages 1385-1398, September. [Downloadable!]
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- Maristella Botticini & Aloysius Siow, 2000. "Why Dowries?," Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers 0200, Econometric Society. [Downloadable!]
- Maristella Botticini & Aloysius Siow, 1999. "Why Dowries?," Boston University - Institute for Economic Development 95, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development.

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Michael Kevane & David I. Levine, 2003. "Are Investments in Daughters Lower When Daughters Move Away?," Development and Comp Systems 0303002, EconWPA. [Downloadable!]
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- Michael Kevane & David Levine, 2003. "Are Investments in Daughters Lower When Daughters Move Away?," Center for International and Development Economics Research, Working Paper Series 1043, Center for International and Development Economics Research, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley. [Downloadable!]
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