Watta Satta: Bride Exchange and Women's Welfare in Rural Pakistan
Can marriage institutions limit marital inefficiency? We study the pervasive custom of watta satta in rural Pakistan, a bride exchange between families coupled with a mutual threat of retaliation. Watta satta can be seen as a mechanism for coordinating the actions of two sets of parents, each wishin...
Main Authors: | Jacoby, Hanan G., Mansuri, Ghazala |
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | EN |
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2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5877 |
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