Transfers of Property in Eleventh-Century Norman Law

The relationships between Bektashi and Ottoman government in the tenth and eleventh century AH

Bektashi was one of the most important sects of the Ottoman society whose activations was based on the customs and principles of Sufism. Bektashi’s way of thinking and spirit of tolerance had attracted various strata and ideas. Bektashi had a deep connection with the government due to compatibility with the religious principles of the Ottomans. This sect spread widely by influencing the Janissa...

Property Rights over Marital Transfers

In developing countries, the extent to which women possess property rights is shaped in large part by transfers received at the time of marriage. Focusing on dowry, we develop a simple model of the marriage market with intrahousehold bargaining to understand the incentives for brides’ parents to allocate the rights over the dowry between their daughter and her groom. In doing so, we clarify and...

Property Rights Over Marital Transfers ∗ [ Preliminary Draft ]

We develop a simple competitive model of the marriage market in which bridal families decide how much to transfer to their daughter and how much to transfer to a potential groom. By allocating property rights over total marital transfers in this way, the bridal family influences the outcome of intra-household bargaining. This approach formalizes and clarifies the dual roles of dowry as both as ...

Online Appendix: Property Rights Over Marital Transfers

This online appendix accompanies our paper “Property Rights Over Marital Transfers”.

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