Shirley Johnson-Lan
Biographic Data
| ID | 4148085 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shirley Johnson-Lan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shirley |
| FAMILY NAME | Johnson-Lan |
| SIGNATURE | JOHNSON-LAN S |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Child Brides in Rural Rajasthan
This paper investigates the determinants of child marriage using a new data set from rural India. Our model estimates the relative importance of economic factors and social norms in determining the prevalence of child marriage. We find that the probability of a girl becoming a child bride, defined as married before the age of ten, is highly correlated with the prevalence of child marriage within her own caste and village, even after controlling f…
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Child Brides in Rural Rajasthan
This paper investigates the determinants of child marriage using a new data set from rural India. Our model estimates the relative importance of economic factors and social norms in determining the prevalence of child marriage. We find that the probability of a girl becoming a child bride, defined as married before the age of ten, is highly correlated with the prevalence of child marriage within her own caste and village, even after controlling f…
Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (1 works) · Geography (1 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (1 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (1 works) · Socioeconomics (1 works) · Sociology (1 works)