Hoogeveen, Johannes; Klaauw, Bas van der; Lomwel, … - In: Economic Development and Cultural Change 60 (2011) 1, pp. 121-121
In this paper, we focus on the timing of marriage of women, whose marriages are associated with bride wealth payments. These payments concern transfers from (the family of) the groom to the bride’s family. Unmarried daughters could, therefore, be considered part of the asset portfolio of the...