Why the marriage squeeze cannot cause dowry inflation

DOI10.1016/J.JET.2005.09.007zbMATH Open1132.91537OpenAlexW2131079291MaRDI QIDQ2469841FDOQ2469841

Authors: Siwan Anderson 

Publication date: 11 February 2008

Published in: Journal of Economic Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

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zbMATH Keywords

population growthmarriagedowry

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Special types of economic equilibria (91B52)

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