Muslim family law, prenuptial agreements, and the emergence of dowry in Bangladesh

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1349-1397

  Ambrus, Attila ^a   Field, Erica ^a   Torero, Maximo ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 77956580816     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/qjec.2010.125.3.1349     Document Type: Article

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