The institution of consanguineous marriage-a marriage contracted between close biological relatives-has been a basic … and a groom. When marriage contracts are incomplete, dowries transfer control rights to the party with the highest … incentives to invest in a marriage. When these transactions are costly however, consanguinity can be a more appropriate response …

The institution of consanguineous marriage-a marriage contracted between close biological relatives-has been a basic … and a groom. When marriage contracts are incomplete, dowries transfer control rights to the party with the highest … incentives to invest in a marriage. When these transactions are costly however, consanguinity can be a more appropriate response …

developing world. In a model of incomplete marriage markets, dowries are viewed as ex ante transfers made from the bride's family … to the groom's family when the promise of ex post gifts and bequests is not credible. Consanguineous unions join families … dowries and higher bequests in consanguineous unions. An empirical analysis based on data from Bangladesh delivers results …

This Article explores the inheritance rights of individuals situated at the fringes of marital relationships … fringe categories of beneficiaries within the broader context of relationship theory …