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dc.contributor.authorBellés-Obrero, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorLombardi, María
dc.coverage.spatialAmérica Latina y el Caribees_ES
dc.coverage.spatialMéxicoes_ES
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-04T16:41:58Z
dc.date.available2020-11-04T16:41:58Z
dc.date.issued2020-11-03
dc.identifier.citationBellés-Obrero, C., & Lombardi, M. (2020, November 3). Will you marry me, later? Age-of-marriage laws and child marriage in Mexico. Caracas: CAF. Retrieved from https://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/1654en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/1654
dc.description.tableofcontentsWe 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.es_ES
dc.language.isoenes_ES
dc.publisherCAFes_ES
dc.subjectCiencia conductuales_ES
dc.subjectCuidado infantiles_ES
dc.subjectCulturaes_ES
dc.subjectDesarrolloes_ES
dc.subjectDesarrollo sociales_ES
dc.subjectFamiliaes_ES
dc.subjectGéneroes_ES
dc.subjectMujeres_ES
dc.subjectNiñezes_ES
dc.titleWill you marry me, later? Age-of-marriage laws and child marriage in Mexicoes_ES
dc.title.alternativeCAF - Working Paper #2020/09es_ES
dc.typeworkingPaperes_ES
dc.publisher.cityCaracases_ES


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