Hoogeveen, Johannes; Van der Klaauw, Bas; Van Lomwel, … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2003
The authors focus on the timing of marriages of women in rural Zimbabwe. Zimbabwean marriages are associated with bride welath payments, which are transfers from (the family of) the groom to the bride's family. Unmarried daughters could therefore be considered assets who, at time of need, can be...