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Do cultural values override incentives? Sex ratio, caste, and marriage in India
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Gupta, Bishnupriya (2011) Do cultural values override incentives? Sex ratio, caste, and marriage in India. Working Paper. Coventry: Department of Economics, Warwick. (Unpublished)
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Abstract
A comparison between European and Asian marriage patterns show higher marriage rates in Asia. In India there is universal marriage for women, but marriage rate for men vary by region. The regions represent the cultural diversity and differences demand for sons. A preference for sons have implications for marriage outcomes. Using the census of 1931 in India, the paper finds that the son preference is regional phenomenon and leads to a high rate of celibacy for men. Using caste-level information, the paper finds no evidence that economically advantaged men enjoy an advantage in the marriage market as the theoretical literature suggests. The regional differences in gender bias and marriage market outcomes have persisted over the century and suggest the importance of cultural values. The long run changes show that the marriage squeeze has reduced the surplus of men in all regions, however the regional differences in son preference and marriage outcomes remain in 2001.
Item Type: | Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper) | ||||
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Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GT Manners and customs H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics | ||||
Publisher: | Department of Economics, Warwick | ||||
Place of Publication: | Coventry | ||||
Official Date: | July 2011 | ||||
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Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) |
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