Marriage, Household Context and Socioeconomic Differentials: Evidence From a Northeastern Town in Japan, 1729-1870
This study utilizes one of the best sets of surviving historical registration records from a non-rural population in early modern Japan to examine whether and how socioeconomic status (property) and household context (power) influenced the first marriage of sons and daughters. Different incentives...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Economic & Business History Society
2017-04-01
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Series: | Essays in Economic and Business History |
Online Access: | https://www.ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/49 |