The Economics of Dowry and Brideprice

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The Roots of Gender Inequality in Developing Countries (2015, background): “In fact, over the past several decades, the prevalence of dowry has increased in Bangladesh, and the real value of dowry payments has risen considerably in India (Rao 1993, Anderson 2007).”
Modern gender roles and agricultural history: the Neolithic inheritance (2015, unknown): “[7] Andersen, S.”
Violence Against Women: A Cross-Cultural Analysis for Africa (2016, unknown): “[4] Anderson, S.”
On the impact of early marriage on schooling outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa and South West Asia (2015, background): “, Bangladesh, India) even non-poor families may have disincentive to invest in their daughters’ schooling and delaying marriage since this will increase the price a girl has to pay as dowry payments rises as girls become older (Anderson, 2007).”
Age of Marriage, Weather Shocks, and the Direction of Marriage Payments (2020, background): “Relying on DHS data, Anderson (2007a) reports that bride price was paid in about two-thirds of marriages in rural Uganda in the 1990s, down from 98% in the period between 1960-1980 and 88% from 1980-1990.”