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This research paper investigates the relationship between population growth, the marriage squeeze (a surplus of women in the marriage market), and dowry inflation in India. The author develops a two-sided search model with transferable utility and age-dependent match payoffs to analyze these dynamics. Empirical analysis using data from Karnataka shows that the marriage squeeze led to higher dowries, conditional on partners' ages, and potentially increased average dowries. The study contrasts its findings with frictionless matching models and explores various factors influencing dowry inflation. The author uses both census data and the National Family Health Survey to support their conclusions.