This paper considers the impact of family planning on dowry transfers. We construct a model of the marriage market in which prospective mates anticipate the outcome of intrahousehold bargaining over fertility. We show that as the price of contraception falls, brides must compensate men with higher dowries in order to attract them into marriage. We test the model using data from a successful 197...


 The transfer of land through dowry is one the legal means in eyes law. Proof transition contained marriage certificate citation can be used as a basis for right to issue title certificate. However, there are many disputes Indonesia, which issuing certificates without knowledge original owner. This against research uses type normative research, namely conducted by looking sources or data ...

Using Census of India data from 1901 to 2011 and national and international reports on women's condition in India, beginning with sex ratio trends according to regional distribution up to female infanticides and sex-selective abortions and dowry deaths, this study examines the sociological aspects of the gender imbalance in modern contemporary India. Gender inequality persistence in India prove...

We examine the effect of local precipitation shocks on appropriation risk faced by women using annual data from 583 districts in India over the period 2002-2007. We use annual deviations of rainfall from the long term local mean to isolate the impact of rain shocks on crimes against women. We find that dry shocks (below-average rainfall) increase reported domestic violence and dowry deaths, as ...

The classification of cause of death is real in its consequences: for the reputation of the deceased, for her family, for those who may be implicated, and for epidemiological and social research and policies and practices that may follow from it. The study reported here refers specifically to the processes involved in classifying deaths of women from burns in India. In particular, it examines t...

Islam gives women's rights perfectly without being reduced, this is to protect the honor of women in marriage. also provides that must be fulfilled by husbands as have wives. Among wife dowry, which an ownership specifically given expression appreciate it, and a symbol glorify make her happy. However, cryptocurrency marriage dowry marital property not clear yet regarding transfer crypto assets ...

Marriages in traditional societies often include a transfer between the involved parties. In some societies, a transfer is made from the groom to the family of the bride (a brideprice), while in others it goes from the bride to the groom (a dowry). This paper investigates whether differences in the type of marriages that are allowed can account for these observations. I present an overlapping g...