Girl power: the European marriage pattern and labour markets in the North Sea region in the late medieval and early modern period

De Moor and van Zanden argue that the European marriage pattern has played a fundamental role in Western Europe's economic development. The European marriage pattern emerged in north-western Europe in the late medieval period as a result of the preaching of the Catholic Church promoting marriag...

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Published in:The Economic history review 2010-02, Vol.63 (1), p.1-33
Main Authors: DE MOOR, TINE, VAN ZANDEN, JAN LUITEN
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Children
Dowries
Early modern history
Economic history
Europe
Female labour
Labor markets
Labour market participation
Late Middle Ages
Marriage
Medieval history
Men
North Sea
Parents
SURVEYS AND SPECULATIONS
Wages
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Summary:De Moor and van Zanden argue that the European marriage pattern has played a fundamental role in Western Europe's economic development. The European marriage pattern emerged in north-western Europe in the late medieval period as a result of the preaching of the Catholic Church promoting marriage based on consensus, the rise of labour markets, and specific institutions concerning property transfers between generations that encouraged wage labour by women. It resulted in a demographic regime embedded in a highly commercial environment, in which households interacted frequently with labour, capital, and commodity markets. They also discuss possible long-term consequences for human capital formation and institution building.
ISSN:0013-0117
1468-0289
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-0289.2009.00483.x