contributor is gender-differential incentives to migrate due to rural women's higher likelihood of marrying and marrying up in …Young women outnumber young men in cities in many countries during periods of economic growth and urbanization. This … gender imbalance among young urbanites is more pronounced in larger cities. We use the gradual rollout of special economic …

women pradhans, I estimate the effect of the Panchayati Raj institutions on age and autonomy over marriage. Results indicate … that women in local government decrease the likelihood of child marriage, and increase the age at first marriage and gauna …. The effects seem to be driven by changes in gender and cultural norms, because there is a reduction in the prevalence of …