Norms of reciprocity and human capital formation in a poor patriarchal household

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 72-82

  Purkayastha, Dipankar ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bride price; Dowry; Human capital; Intra household allocation; Social norms

Indexed keywords

EID: 32144445929     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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