Conditional cash transfers are increasingly being used by policymakers as a strategy to postpone the marriage of …, it is unlikely, on its own, to address deeper issues related to child marriage, such as the agency of adolescent girls in … their marriage decisions, sexual rights within marriage, and social norms within their own communities. We argue for a multi …

stated objectives of increasing marriage rates and cutting child poverty at no cost to the government. The assessment is …, and marital status. We find that while the plan would be highly effective at increasing marriage, it would reduce child …

We study the socio-economic determinants of child (girls below age of 19 years) marriage using a panel data of thirty … level of income per capita (with negative effect), inflation and income inequality (both with positive effect) are the … significant determinants of child marriage. Our results which control for province fixed effects (e.g. local cultural norms or …

arrangement, and marital status. We find that the U.S. anti-poverty policy distorts the cohabitation/marriage decision of single …

We study the socio-economic determinants of child (girls below age of 19 years) marriage using a panel data of thirty … level of income per capita (with negative effect), inflation and income inequality (both with positive effect) are the … significant determinants of child marriage. Our results which control for province fixed effects (e.g. local cultural norms or …

that for an individual child, a divorce or marriage can have a tremendous influence on the likelihood of entering or …

deadweight loss as well as reapportioning surplus. Kearney (2023) argues that declining marriage means American children grow up … in less-resourced families. I suggest this decline may reflect shortfalls in "soft" skills needed to make marriage …