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Capital women : the European marriage pattern, female empowerment and economic development in Western Europe 1300-1800 /

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"Jan Luiten van Zanden, Tine De Moor, and Sarah Carmichael argue that over centuries a "European Marriage Pattern" developed, characterized by high numbers of singles among men and women, high marriage ages among men and women, and neolocality, where the couple formed a new nuclear ho...

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Main Authors: Zanden, J. L. van (Author), Moor, Tine de (Author), Carmichael, Sarah G. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Women > Europe, Western > Economic conditions.
Marriage > Economic aspects > Europe, Western.
Married women > Europe, Western > History.
Women > Europe, Western > History > Middle Ages, 500-1500.
Women > Europe, Western > History > Modern period, 1600-
Human capital > Europe, Western.
Femmes > Europe de l'Ouest > Conditions économiques.
Mariage > Aspect économique > Europe de l'Ouest.
Femmes mariées > Europe de l'Ouest > Histoire.
Femmes > Europe de l'Ouest > Histoire > 500-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Femmes > Europe de l'Ouest > Histoire > 1600-
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Human capital
Marriage > Economic aspects
Married women
Women > Economic conditions
Women > Middle Ages
Women > Modern period
Western Europe
Since 500
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The broader picture : the global determinants of female agency and economic growth
  • The patterns behind change : origins and features of the European marriage pattern
  • Effects on human capital formation
  • Effect on capital market development
  • The effect on the labour market : women's wages, human capital formation and fertility
  • The "dark side" of the EMP? Testing the nuclear hardship hypothesis
  • The institutional effect : alternatives for family ties, the role of trust and the emergence of the commercial household
  • Beguines : living single and safe
  • Conclusion : the EMP in Eurasian perspective.