TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Bishai, David
AU  - Grossbard, Shoshana
        TI  - Far Above Rubies: The Association Between Bride Price and Extramarital Sexual Relations in Uganda
        PY  - 2007/Aug/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 2982
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp2982
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - marriage
KW  - extra-marital relations
KW  - bride price
KW  - Uganda
        ER  -