At the heart of economic and sociological thinking on divorce lies the idea that a couple divorces if at least one … might suggest that one spouse typically benefits from divorce (the initiator), while the other is disadvantaged (the non …-initiator). At the same time, empirical research on the consequences of divorce commonly focuses on the average effect for both …

reputable arranged-marriage market that is prone to strong caste-status based discrimination. We place newspaper advertisements …

The practice of child marriage is ubiquitous in developing countries, where one in three girls is married before the … age of 18. Although most developing countries have a legal minimum age of marriage, in practice marriage age is determined … and marriage behaviour in a setting with weak law enforcement. We do this by administering a randomised video …

Despite improved access to education and socioeconomic conditions, child marriage remains high in several countries … the effectiveness of an entertainment-education short movie program targeted toward main child marriage actors …, adolescents, and parents to address norms and perceptions regarding the costs and benefits of child marriage. We conducted a …

of divorce and, hence, on the likelihood of re-entry into the marriage market: married men in environments that are more … divorce. Our point of departure is that when comparing single men to married men, the former manage their finances in a more … standing in the marriage market and that they care about their standing in that market more than married men do, we find that a …

of divorce and, hence, on the likelihood of re-entry into the marriage market: married men in environments that are more … divorce. Our point of departure is that when comparing single men to married men, the former manage their finances in a more … standing in the marriage market and that they care about their standing in that market more than married men do, we find that a …