Far above rubies: the association between bride price and extramarital sexual relations in Uganda

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The custom of bride price involves the payment of goods or cash from the groom's family to the bride's family at the time of marriage. We present a theory that views bride price as a payment in hedonic markets for marital fidelity. Data from a household survey in Uganda are used to test the theoretical prediction that payment of bride price will be associated with fewer non-marital sexual relationships for women. The data show a robust association between bride price payment and lower rates of non-marital sexual relationships for women but not for men.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 2982

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: Ehe ; Frauen ; Hedonischer Preis ; Sexualität ; Geschlecht ; Uganda

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Bishai, David ; Grossbard, Shoshana Amyra
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2007

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/34568
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET