农林经济管理学报2026，Vol.25Issue(4)：402-415,14.DOI:10.16195/j.cnki.cn36-1328/f.2026.04.40
女性劳动价值与中国农村婚姻支付
Female labor value and marriage payments in rural China:discussion on heterogeneous influence of economic development on rural culture and customs
摘要
Abstract
Based on data collected from four rounds of longitudinal surveys on the socioeconomic development of villages in Jiangsu,Sichuan,and Jilin provinces,this study conducts an in-depth analysis,from both theoretical and empirical perspectives,of how female labor value influences rural bride price in the context of urbanization.The results show that the rise of female labor value is one of the important forces driving the rise of rural bride price.Although such rise is worthy of attention,its economic and social development foundation also underpins its rationality.On the one hand,in the context of urbanization,the proportion of female at marriage age who seek employment has increased,and female have become economically independent.On the other hand,the development of agricultural production outsourcing services has changed the degree of participation in the division of labor in the family of females who stay in rural areas and are engaged in agriculture,and thus improved their agricultural labor productivity.Two aspects have contributed to the improvement of female labor value and then pushed up bride price in rural areas.Specifically,female labor force participation outside the agricultural sector has contributed 17.1%and 19.4%to the increase in the minimum and average bride price levels,respectively,while female agricultural productivity has contributed 5.3%to the increase in both the minimum and average bride price levels,which is more obvious in areas with strong clan culture.The conclusion is of great significance for the construction of marriage market theory and thinking about the heterogeneous impact of market economy development on rural cultural customs.While these findings contribute to the theoretical development of the marriage market and shed light on the heterogeneous impact of market-driven economic development on rural cultural customs,they also provide a practical basis for guiding bride price in a manner tailored to local conditions,grounded in the objective reality that the rise in bride price is justified.关键词
农村婚嫁彩礼/女性劳动价值/市场经济发展/文化习俗Key words
rural bride price/female labor value/development of market economy/culture and customs分类
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章珂熔,徐志刚..女性劳动价值与中国农村婚姻支付[J].农林经济管理学报,2026,25(4):402-415,14.基金项目
国家自然科学基金青年项目(72303102) （72303102）
