Better than nothing? : dowry in the absence of the legal protection of women's inheritance rights
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19/10/2015
19/10/2015
01/10/2015
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Resumo |
The practice of dowry is often thought to be the root cause of the unequal treatment of women in India. For women without inheritance rights, however, dowry may function as their only source of protection. Using a nationwide dataset and exploiting a natural experimental situation, this study explores the effects of dowry on women's empowerment in India, a society where women do not have inheritance rights. In such a society, dowry seems to enhance women's status in the marital household. The effects reverse when women have equal inheritance rights as their brothers. Empirical analysis suggests that the outright ban on dowry that ignores the context may not necessarily benefit women. |
Identificador |
IDE Discussion Paper. No. 537. 2015.10 http://hdl.handle.net/2344/1481 IDE Discussion Paper 537 |
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en eng |
Publicador |
Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO 日本貿易振興機構アジア経済研究所 |
Palavras-Chave | #India #Women #Social customs #Property law #Marriage #Dowry #Women’s empowerment #Inheritance rights #Amendment #367.1 #ASII India インド #J12 - Marriage; #J16 - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination #K11 - Property Law #N35 - Asia including Middle East #Z13 - Social Norms and Social Capital; Social Networks |
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Working Paper Technical Report |