We study the socio-economic determinants of child (girls below age of 19 years) marriage using a panel data of thirty … significant determinants of child marriage. Our results which control for province fixed effects (e.g. local cultural norms or … and services. To reduce child marriage, which has long-run negative effects on the development of children, policymakers …

This paper studies match formation and dissolution in frictional marriage markets under labor market uncertainty. We … partners in the marriage market and switch between employment and unemployment in the labor market. In the marriage market …, individuals match assortatively on education and draw a match-specific shock component representing mutual affection. Divorces can …

This paper shows that the rising male surplus has strengthened marriage distortions in China by causing an increase in … effect on brideprices is found predominantly in natal families characterized by low education, fewer number of children, and … power. This paper provides the first empirical evidence showing that demographic imbalance causes marriage distortion with …

concerning the clear identification of the education and creativity components of human capital. The main purpose of this paper …

). Human capital theory predicts investment in education to improve labour market outputs. However, when it comes to lagging …