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Title: Preferences and Beliefs in the Marriage Market for Young Brides

Author(s): Abigail Adams-Prassl and Alison Andrew

Publication Date: March 2019

Keyword(s): early marriage, education and subjective expectations

Programme Area(s): Development Economics and Labour Economics

Abstract: Rajasthani women typically leave school early and marry young. We develop a novel discrete choice methodology using hypothetical vignettes to elicit average parental preferences over a daughter's education and age of marriage, and subjective beliefs about the evolution of her marriage market prospects. We find parents have a strong preference for delaying a daughter's marriage until eighteen but no further. Conditional on a marriage match, parents place little intrinsic value on a daughter's education. However, they believe the probability of receiving a good marriage offer increases strongly with a daughter's education but deteriorates quickly with her age on leaving school.

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Adams-Prassl, A and Andrew, A. 2019. 'Preferences and Beliefs in the Marriage Market for Young Brides'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=13567