Marriage Markets in Developing Countries
Published By: Institute of Labour Economics | Published Date: February, 01 , 2017This 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.
Author(s): S Anukriti | Posted on: Mar 16, 2017 | Views()