Demography of brideprice and dowry: Causes and consequences of the Indian marriage squeeze

Bhat, P. N. Mari; Halli, Shiva S.

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“…Nevertheless, like Bhat, Das Gupta and colleagues (Bhat & Halli 1999;Das Gupta & Li 1999;Das Gupta et al 2003), some commentators see dowry escalation as a transitory phenomenon that will reverse once more educated grooms are available or when the fertility transition reduces the numbers of potential brides (see e.g. Botticini & Siow 2003;Caldwell et al 1983).…”

Section: Multiple Marriage Marketsmentioning

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“…According to the arguments of Bhat and of Das Gupta and their colleagues (Bhat & Halli 1999;Das Gupta & Li 1999;Das Gupta et al 2003) linking dowry to the 'marriage squeeze', the resulting 'shortage' of marriageable men has meant that girls' parents feel compelled to respond to escalating dowry demands in order to ensure that their daughters can marry.…”

Section: Dowry and The Marriage Squeezementioning

confidence: 99%

“…And, so the argument runs, dowry will begin to wither. P. N. Mari Bhat & Shiva S. Halli (1999) argue that a shortage of potential brides increased after about 1991. Rising ages of marriage for men might compensate (but only partially) for this reversal in the 'marriage squeeze', so gradually the 'price' of grooms on the marriage market would probably reduce.…”

Section: Dowry and The Marriage Squeezementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Since 1947, however, child mortality declined earlier than fertility: younger cohorts became larger, although the 'surplus' of females was not as large as it might have been, given higher levels of female child mortality. Additionally, improvements in adult women's survival reduced levels of widowerhood and thus of men available for second marriages (Bhat & Halli 1999).…”

Section: Dowry and The Marriage Squeezementioning

confidence: 99%

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Supply-and-demand demographics: dowry, daughter aversion and marriage markets in contemporary north India

Jeffery

2014

Contemporary South Asia

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Section: Multiple Marriage Marketsmentioning

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Jeffery

2014

Contemporary South Asia

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“…In fact, a deficit in the number of eligible grooms has been cited as a reason for the observed increase in women's age at marriage in twentieth century India. High population growth rates and declines in child and infant mortality levels together with the fact that women marry at younger ages than men possibly led to an excess supply of women since matches would have to be drawn from older men in smaller birth cohorts (Caldwell et al, 1983;Bhat and Halli, 1999). In the case of China, Jiang et al (2014) project population data to show that the highly masculine sex ratio and the ensuing surplus of males will result in an increase in the proportion of never-married males and the mean age at marriage for males will first rise and then decrease.…”

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Marriage Markets in Developing Countries

Anukriti

Dasgupta

2017

The Oxford Handbook of Women and the Economy

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in Marriage Markets in Developing Countries FebruAry 2017Any opinions expressed in this paper are those of the author(s) and not those of IZA. Research published in this series may include views on policy, but IZA takes no institutional policy positions. The IZA research network is committed to the IZA Guiding Principles of Research Integrity. The IZA Institute of Labor Economics is an independent economic research institute that conducts research in labor economics and offers evidence-based policy advice on labor market issues. Supported by the Deutsche Post Foundation, IZA runs the world's largest network of economists, whose research aims to provide answers to the global labor market challenges of our time. Our key objective is to build bridges between academic research, policymakers and society. IZA Discussion Papers often represent preliminary work and are circulated to encourage discussion. Citation of such a paper should account for its provisional character. A revised version may be available directly from the author.Schaumburg-Lippe-Straße 5-9 53113 Bonn, GermanyPhone: +49-228-3894-0 Email: publications@iza.org www.iza.org IZA -Institute of Labor EconomicsDiscussion PaPer series IZA DP No. 10556 Marriage Markets in Developing CountriesFebruAry 2017 S AnukritiBoston College and IZA Shatanjaya DasguptaBeloit College Marriage Markets in Developing Countries 1This chapter reviews the literature on marriage in developing countries. We describe how marital matching occurs; the trends in age at marriage; assortative mating patterns; marriage payments; and spousal decision-making after a marriage has occurred. Lastly, we discuss trends and rationales for consanguineous and polygamous marriages -practices that are largely unique to the developing world. JEL Classification:J1, J12

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Pool of Eligibles

Walker

2016

Encyclopedia of Family Studies

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Within the field of demography and population studies, the pool of eligibles is the pool of potential mates in a given population who share similar characteristics, especially race/ethnicity, social class, and educational level. Other characteristics, such as religion and age grouping, play a role. The pool of potential mates is a critical factor in the mate selection process and has implications for many social and demographic factors such as fertility, poverty, and family formation.

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Demography of brideprice and dowry: Causes and consequences of the Indian marriage squeeze

Cited by 83 publications

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Supply-and-demand demographics: dowry, daughter aversion and marriage markets in contemporary north India

Supply-and-demand demographics: dowry, daughter aversion and marriage markets in contemporary north India

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