Economic Impacts of Child Marriage: A Review of the Literature

2015/07/03 by Jennifer Parsons, Jeffrey Edmeades, Aslihan Kes +3 · 2 citations
Medicine · Social Sciences · #Global Maternal and Child Health #Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare #Family Dynamics and Relationships

paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/15570274.2015.1075757

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Abstract

Child marriage is a widespread violation of human rights. It is an impediment to social and economic development, and it is rooted in gender inequality. The low value placed on girls and women perp...

Citations

• Haddad, Lawrence, John Hoddinott, and Harold Alderman, eds. Intrahousehold Resource Allocation in Developing Countries: Models, Methods, and Policy . Baltimore MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997, 384 pp., @@‐@@55.00
• Early Marriage, Age of Menarche, and Female Schooling Attainment in Bangladesh
• Maternal Mortality in Developing Countries: Challenges in Scaling-Up Priority Interventions

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