There is a section in "Dateonomics" by Birger of a sector of Orthodox Jews in/near New York City where the various customs result in a scarcity of marriageable men relative to women, and there is a definite dowry culture, with the size of the dowry calibrated to the social status (generally occupation)…
There is a section in "Dateonomics" by Birger of a sector of Orthodox Jews in/near New York City where the various customs result in a scarcity of marriageable men relative to women, and there is a definite dowry culture, with the size of the dowry calibrated to the social status (generally occupation) of the groom.
In regard to the general upper-middle-class in the U.S., there are definite tendencies of parents of the couple to contribute large sums to a down-payment on a house and the education of their children. IIUC, the latter is not considered a gift under U.S. tax laws, but the former is, but I'm pretty sure that few such parents pay the required gift tax.
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There is a section in "Dateonomics" by Birger of a sector of Orthodox Jews in/near New York City where the various customs result in a scarcity of marriageable men relative to women, and there is a definite dowry culture, with the size of the dowry calibrated to the social status (generally occupation) of the groom.
In regard to the general upper-middle-class in the U.S., there are definite tendencies of parents of the couple to contribute large sums to a down-payment on a house and the education of their children. IIUC, the latter is not considered a gift under U.S. tax laws, but the former is, but I'm pretty sure that few such parents pay the required gift tax.