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dowry inflation: a standalone construct

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Economics of the family

the long-run rise in real dowry payments, explained by a marriage squeeze and by grooms' traits valued in the marriage market.

In economics of the family, dowry inflation refers to the long-run rise in real dowry payments, explained by a marriage squeeze and by grooms' traits valued in the marriage market. This meaning comes from Rao (1993) in Journal of Political Economy.[1]

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References

Rao, V. (1993). The Rising Price of Husbands: A Hedonic Analysis of Dowry Increases in Rural India. Journal of Political Economy, 101(4), 666-677. https://doi.org/10.1086/261892

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