Population Growth and Rising Dowries: The Long-Run Mechanism of a Marriage Squeeze [PDF]
India has experienced a much-documented dowry inflation since the 1950s, which has been attributed to a spurt in population growth post-World War II. Will recent declines in fertility lead to a reversal of this trend and a regime of bride price? My paper
Sudeshna Maitra
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The cultural evolution of age-at-marriage norms [PDF]
We present an agent-based model designed to study the cultural evolution of age-at-marriage norms. We review theoretical arguments and empirical evidence on the existence of norms proscribing marriage outside of an acceptable age interval.
Alexia Prskawetz +2 more
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Poverty in the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Community [PDF]
, 2009 This report undertakes the first analysis of the poor and low-income lesbian, gay, and bisexual population. We find clear evidence that poverty is at least as common in the LGB population as among heterosexual people and their ...
Alyssa Schneebaum +3 more
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Determining the Minimum Age of Marriage in the Perspective of Economics and Al-Ikhtiyath Al-Fiqhy
Indonesian Interdisciplinary Journal of Sharia EconomicsThe purpose of this study is to find out and provide views on the determination of the minimum age of marriage from two perspectives, namely the economic perspective and the economic perspective al Ikhtiyath al fiqhy.
Ghozali Lathoif Muhammad +2 more
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Society’s Views and the Personal Status Code: A Discussion of Tunisian Men and Women’s Roles in Marriage and Divorce [PDF]
, 2010 This paper discusses the present characteristics of men and women’s expected roles in Tunisian society and family during and after marriage. The relationship between the Personal Status Code’s laws and Tunisian society’s general mentality were studied to
Betgeorge, Alexandra
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Couple's Relative Labor Supply in Intermarriage [PDF]
In this paper the hypothesis that partnerships between immigrants and natives are less specialized – in the sense that spouses provide similar working hours per weekday – than those between immigrants is tested.
Nottmeyer, Olga
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Reactualization of the Marriage Age Limit in Indonesia (in the Perspective of Maslahah Mursalah)
Lambung Mangkurat Law JournalLaw is a structure that regulates the pattern of society to form a culture. The Islamic family culture in Indonesia is strongly influenced by the prevailing family law structure which includes marriage and divorce. This is regulated in the structural system of laws regarding marriage, namely Law No. 1 of 1974 as amended by Law No. 16 of 2019 concerning
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Most Say U.S. Should 'Not Get Too Involved' in Ukraine Situation [PDF]
, 2014 As Russian troops remain in Ukraine's Crimea region and Crimea's Parliament has set up a secession vote, Americans prefer the U.S. to not get too involved in the situation. By a roughly two-to-one margin (56% vs.
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Improving the Lives of LGBT Older Adults [PDF]
, 2010 Although largely invisible until recently, LGBT older adults make up a significant (and growing) part of both the overall LGBT population and the larger 65+ population.
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Trends in Irish Fertility Rates in Comparative Perspective [PDF]
This paper examines trends in Irish fertility rates over the past four decades in the context of fertility trends in developed countries generally. Irish fertility rates have stabilised at the upper edge of the European range in the 1990s.
Tony Fahey
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