Correlates of kin marriage in Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia
Joint Authors
Source
Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 979-1073 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-38, 38 p.
Publisher
Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries Iran and Turkey
Publication Date
2016-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
38
Main Subjects
Economics & Business Administration
Abstract EN
Although kin marriage is widely practiced in the MENA, the rationales that are thought to motivate kin marriage have not been widely tested.
We test three rationales for kin unions among ever-married women using the Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia Labor Market Surveys.
The first rationale for kin unions is to consolidate family property and avoid its fragmentation through the marriage of relatives.
We find that the first rationale is supported only by the Tunisian data, where women whose parents worked in a family firm were more likely to marry relatives in some models.
A second rationale is to reduce the financial outlays made on marriage.
We find that kin unions involved lower matrimonial expenditures and more expenditures by the groom’s side in Egypt alone, thus partially confirming the second rationale.
A third rationale motivating kin marriage is the belief that brides who marry relatives will enjoy advantages vis-a-vis their husbands and in-laws.
Here, we find that Egyptian and Tunisian women in kin unions had less decision-making influence, contrary to our expectations, whereas Jordanian women in kin unions had more decision-making influence.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Salim, Rania& Shah, Sarah. 2016. Correlates of kin marriage in Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series،Vol. 2016, no. 979-1073, pp.1-38.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-729531
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Salim, Rania& Shah, Sarah. Correlates of kin marriage in Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series No. 979-1073 (Dec. 2016), pp.1-38.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-729531
American Medical Association (AMA)
Salim, Rania& Shah, Sarah. Correlates of kin marriage in Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 979-1073, pp.1-38.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-729531
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 19-38
Record ID
BIM-729531