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Will you marry me, later? Age-of-marriage laws and child marriage in Mexico

Abstract
We provide empirical evidence on the impact of raising the minimum age of marriage to 18 years old on child marriage, early motherhood, and school enrollment in Mexico. Using a difference-in-differences model that takes advantage of the staggered adoption of this reform across states, we show that banning child marriage leads to a large and statistically significant reduction in the number of registered child marriages. However, we find no effect on school attendance or early fertility rates. We provide evidence that the mechanism behind these results is the substitution of formal marriage for informal unions. These findings suggest that when informal unions are a viable option for young couples, raising the minimum age of marriage is not enough to prevent early unions and their negative consequences.
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CAF - Working Paper #2020/09
Subject
Ciencia conductual | Cuidado infantil | Cultura | Desarrollo | Desarrollo social | Familia | Género | Mujer | Niñez
 
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América Latina y el Caribe
México
 
URI
http://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/1654
Date
2020-11-03
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Bellés-Obrero, Cristina
Lombardi, María
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