Property rights and transaction costs in marriage: Evidence from prenuptial contracts

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 68-103

  Hamilton, Gillian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; MARRIAGE; NINETEENTH CENTURY; PROPERTY RIGHTS;

CANADA; QUEBEC;

EID: 0033058826     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050700022294     Document Type: Article

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