Will You Marry Me, Later? Age-of-Marriage Laws and Child Marriage in Mexico

We examine the impact of raising the minimum age of marriage to 18 years old in Mexico. Using a difference-in-differences model that takes advantage of the staggered adoption of this reform across states, we find a large reduction in the number of registered child marriages. However, we find no effe...

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Autores: Bellés-Obrero, Cristina, Lombardi, María
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Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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Palavra-chave:Child marriage
Marriage laws
Fertility
Schooling
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spelling Will You Marry Me, Later? Age-of-Marriage Laws and Child Marriage in MexicoBellés-Obrero, CristinaLombardi, MaríaChild marriageMarriage lawsFertilitySchoolingWe examine the impact of raising the minimum age of marriage to 18 years old in Mexico. Using a difference-in-differences model that takes advantage of the staggered adoption of this reform across states, we find a large reduction in the number of registered child marriages. However, we find no effect on school attendance or early fertility rates. We provide evidence that this is driven by a substitution of formal marriage for informal unions. This suggests that when informal unions are a viable option for young couples, age-of-marriage reforms are not enough to prevent early unions and their negative consequences.This research is funded by the CAF Development Bank research grant on human capital formation and youth access to high-quality employment in Latin America. Bellés-Obrero acknowledges support from the German Research Foundation (DFG) through CRC TR224 (Project A02), and project ECO2017-82350-R.Peer reviewedUniversity of WisconsinBanco de desarrollo de América Latina y El CaribeGerman Research FoundationAgencia Estatal de Investigación (España)Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)Bellés-Obrero, Cristina [0000-0002-0629-5546]Lombardi, María [0000-0002-0375-9392]202520252023info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Postprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/377488https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85146349508reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Inglés#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016/ECO2017-82350-Rhttps://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.3.1219-10621R2Noinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/3774882026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Will You Marry Me, Later? Age-of-Marriage Laws and Child Marriage in Mexico
title Will You Marry Me, Later? Age-of-Marriage Laws and Child Marriage in Mexico
spellingShingle Will You Marry Me, Later? Age-of-Marriage Laws and Child Marriage in Mexico
Bellés-Obrero, Cristina
Child marriage
Marriage laws
Fertility
Schooling
title_short Will You Marry Me, Later? Age-of-Marriage Laws and Child Marriage in Mexico
title_full Will You Marry Me, Later? Age-of-Marriage Laws and Child Marriage in Mexico
title_fullStr Will You Marry Me, Later? Age-of-Marriage Laws and Child Marriage in Mexico
title_full_unstemmed Will You Marry Me, Later? Age-of-Marriage Laws and Child Marriage in Mexico
title_sort Will You Marry Me, Later? Age-of-Marriage Laws and Child Marriage in Mexico
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Bellés-Obrero, Cristina
Lombardi, María
author Bellés-Obrero, Cristina
author_facet Bellés-Obrero, Cristina
Lombardi, María
author_role author
author2 Lombardi, María
author2_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Banco de desarrollo de América Latina y El Caribe
German Research Foundation
Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España)
Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)
Bellés-Obrero, Cristina [0000-0002-0629-5546]
Lombardi, María [0000-0002-0375-9392]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Child marriage
Marriage laws
Fertility
Schooling
topic Child marriage
Marriage laws
Fertility
Schooling
description We examine the impact of raising the minimum age of marriage to 18 years old in Mexico. Using a difference-in-differences model that takes advantage of the staggered adoption of this reform across states, we find a large reduction in the number of registered child marriages. However, we find no effect on school attendance or early fertility rates. We provide evidence that this is driven by a substitution of formal marriage for informal unions. This suggests that when informal unions are a viable option for young couples, age-of-marriage reforms are not enough to prevent early unions and their negative consequences.
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