The economics of exogamous marriage in small‐scale societies

Economic Inquiry • Vol/Iss. 54(4) • Wiley Periodicals, Inc. • • Published In • Pages: 1805-1823 •
By Dow, Gregory K., Reed, Clyde G., Woodcock, Simon

Hypothesis

Rate of exogamy will be negatively associated with community size. (1807)

Note

All other variables below were controlled for in the model.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Two-stage Least Squares (2SLS) regressionSupportedp < 0.01UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Community SizeIndependentSettlement Patterns
ExogamyDependentRegulation Of Marriage
Fixity Of SettlementIndependentSettlement Patterns
Food StorageIndependentPreservation And Storage Of Food
Mean Annual RainfallIndependentClimate
Mean Annual Temperature (mat)IndependentClimate
RegionIndependentTopography And Geology
Social StratificationIndependentClasses
Subsistence ActivityIndependentDiet
Variation in Annual RainfallIndependentClimate