the social customs that once divided its nation into castes. This Essay takes up the case of child marriage in India to … demonstrate why the “haves” come out ahead in India’s marriage markets …

well as members of adjacent generations linked by marriage (in-laws) are modeled as self-interested agents offering or … and happiness of in-family caregivers could be enriched by taking account of material in-marriage transfers that the … their counterparts in the South. Their families are also likely to pay lower dowries at the time of marriage, which is …

This paper examines the impact of the 2001 Gujarat earthquake on age at marriage and other assortative matching … document that the earthquake reduced the age at marriage for both men and women and decreased the likelihood of women marrying … highlight how the institution of marriage can induce long-lasting demographic changes after a natural disaster. …

well as members of adjacent generations linked by marriage (in-laws) are modeled as self-interested agents offering or … and happiness of in-family caregivers could be enriched by taking account of material in-marriage transfers that the … their counterparts in the South. Their families are also likely to pay lower dowries at the time of marriage, which is …

This paper examines the impact of the 2001 Gujarat earthquake on age at marriage and other assortative matching … document that the earthquake reduced the age at marriage for both men and women and decreased the likelihood of women marrying … highlight how the institution of marriage can induce long-lasting demographic changes after a natural disaster. …

unprecedented economic shocks on marriage markets. The 2001 Gujarat earthquake that resulted in 20,000 casualties and large …'s and men's age at marriage. Further, our estimates indicate an increase in the educational gap among spouses, decreased … explore changes in dowry payments as a mechanism and find evidence of age at marriage and educational attainment fueling the …

participation, time allocation, empowerment or intergenerational health indicators. While underage marriage has reduced, the … likelihood of marriage after receiving the transfers has increased. We provide suggestive evidence of the CCT money and the …

's gender suggests that gender imbalances may be consistent with individual maximization and marriage-market equilibrium … consequent relaxation of the marriage squeeze …