The Roman Familia: A view from the economics of property

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• dc.contributor.author Arruñada, Benito
• dc.contributor.other Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament d'Economia i Empresa
• dc.date.accessioned 2024-11-14T10:09:27Z
• dc.date.available 2024-11-14T10:09:27Z
• dc.date.issued 2023-10-01
• dc.date.modified 2024-11-14T10:09:07Z
• dc.description.abstract This chapter presents an analytical framework that draws upon the economics of personal and real rights, which helps in understanding the institutions of the Roman familia. The discussion proceeds in four stages. First, it outlines the central tenets of the theory, which regards the formalization of transactions as a critical, secondary, public "contractual" step for creating a tradable legal commodity, specifically robust property (real) rights that are enforceable in rem against everyone but do not increase transaction costs. Second, it applies the theory to the marriage contract, a fundamental component of family law. Third, the chapter examines some of the primary features of Roman personal contracting from this analytical perspective, particularly the standard transactions related to the Roman familia, which is better comprehended as a household than as a mere family. Lastly, it focuses on one of the main features of Roman family law: the dowry, explaining the tendency to enforce it as a right in rem.
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• dc.identifier https://econ-papers.upf.edu/ca/paper.php?id=1869
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• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/68527
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.relation.ispartofseries Economics and Business Working Papers Series; 1869
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• dc.subject.keyword economics of ancient law
• dc.subject.keyword economics of ancient societies
• dc.subject.keyword econ.analysis of roman law
• dc.subject.keyword law and economics
• dc.subject.keyword family law
• dc.subject.keyword dowry
• dc.subject.keyword property rights
• dc.subject.keyword transaction costs
• dc.subject.keyword personal exchange
• dc.subject.keyword new institutional ec
• dc.subject.keyword Business Economics and Industrial Organization
• dc.title The Roman Familia: A view from the economics of property
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