Payments at the time of marriage, which are ubiquitous in developing countries, can be substantial enough to impoverish … parents. Brideprice and dowry have both been linked to domestic violence against women, and inflation in these payments has … prompted legislation against them in several jurisdictions. Marriage payments are often a substitute for investment in female …

total household marriage payment, increases from 0.1 to 0.3 the predicted probability of the mother using the contraceptive …This study examines the relationship between bargaining power and the use of contraceptives in the household. Using … time of marriage continue to remain in a strong position post marriage as seen by their decision to use the contraceptive …

permanent migration, women stayed in school longer. Empirical evidence is consistent with this hypothesis. Marriage motives and …

This paper reviews models of marriage, with special emphasis on how the sex ratio (the ratio of marriageable men to … women) can help explain measurable outcomes such as marriage formation, intra-marriage distribution of consumption goods …

traditional gender norms. These findings suggest that expectations regarding returns in the marriage market may influence women …While it is well-acknowledged that the gendered division of labor within marriage adversely affects women's allocation … of time to market work, there is less evidence on how extant social norms can influence women's work choices pre-marriage …

’s development and contribute to a modernization of gender roles. Using Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data from rural areas in …

did not change male mortality or other forms of non-gender based crime. Further, at the individual level I find that … by an improvement in marriage market negotiations and this led to women marrying partners that consume less alcohol. …

A longstanding tradition of patrilocal marriage – living in the husband's natal household - affects every generation of … suggests that elder household members, especially the mother-in-law, play a key and often detrimental role in the lives of … similar treatment effect does not emerge between physical violence and the presence of parents-in-law in the household …

Appendix to “Queen Bees and Domestic Violence: Patrilocal Marriage in Tajikistan,” available here: 'http …