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On the Economic Origins of Restricting Women's Promiscuity
By: Anke Becker
This paper studies the origins and function of customs and norms that intend to keep women from being promiscuous. Using large-scale survey data from more than 100 countries, I test the anthropological theory that a particular form of preindustrial...
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Keywords:
Infibulation;
Female Sexuality;
Paternity Uncertainty;
Concern About Women's Chastity;
Pastoralism;
Economic Anthropology
Becker, Anke. "On the Economic Origins of Restricting Women's Promiscuity." Working Paper, October 2021. (Revise and resubmit at Review of Economic Studies.)