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The Economics of Dowry Payments in Pakistan ¤
Although there are numerous studies of the dowry phenomenon in India, research pertaining to the custom in the rest of South Asia is sparse. The aim of this paper is to study dowry payments in Pakistan. Several interpretations for dowry are distinguished using a simple theoretical framework and the predictions of this model are tested using recent data from Pakistan. The investigation concludes...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Al-Raida Journal
سال: 1970
ISSN: 0259-9953
DOI: 10.32380/alrj.v0i0.1522