Intergenerational Education Effects of Early Marriage in Sub-Saharan Africa

World Development

Volumn 91, Issue , 2017, Pages 173-192

  Delprato, Marcos ^a   Akyeampong, Kwame ^b   Dunne, Máiréad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community; early marriage; education; empowerment; intergenerational transmission; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EMPOWERMENT; EQUITY; MARRIAGE; WOMENS STATUS;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 85006253384     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: 18735991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2016.11.010     Document Type: Article

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