AGE OF MARRIAGE, WEATHER SHOCKS, AND THE DIRECTION OF MARRIAGE PAYMENTS

We study how aggregate economic conditions affect the timing of marriage, and particularly child marriage, in Sub-Saharan Africa and in India. In both regions, substantial monetary or in-kind transfers occur with marriage: bride price across Sub-Saharan Africa and dowry in India. In a simple equilib...

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Published in:Econometrica 2020-05, Vol.88 (3), p.879-915
Main Authors: Corno, Lucia, Hildebrandt, Nicole, Voena, Alessandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa
Age
bride price
Bridewealth
Changes
Child marriage
Children
Daughters
Dowry
Drought
Economic change
Economic conditions
Equilibrium
external validity
Fertility
Human capital
Income
income shocks
India
informal insurance
Investments
Markets
Marriage market
Mate selection
Parent-child relations
Payments
Regions
Weather
Women
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