TY - JOUR
T1 - Economic determinants of child marriage : evidence from the Iranian provinces
AU - Asnaashary, Mozhgan
AU - Farzanegan, Mohammad R.
AU - Feizi, Mehdi
AU - Gholipour, Hassan F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2024/4
Y1 - 2024/4
N2 - This study investigates the economic determinants of early marriage among girls under 19, using panel data from thirty Iranian provinces between 2007 and 2015. The panel fixed effects and generalized method of moments (GMM) estimations, which control for province fixed effects such as local cultural norms or geographical conditions, show that the level of income per capita (with a negative effect), inflation, and income inequality (both with a positive effect) are significant determinants of early marriage.
AB - This study investigates the economic determinants of early marriage among girls under 19, using panel data from thirty Iranian provinces between 2007 and 2015. The panel fixed effects and generalized method of moments (GMM) estimations, which control for province fixed effects such as local cultural norms or geographical conditions, show that the level of income per capita (with a negative effect), inflation, and income inequality (both with a positive effect) are significant determinants of early marriage.
KW - Early marriage
KW - Poverty
KW - Iran
KW - Panel regression
UR - https://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:75894
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85187515179&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107518
DO - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107518
M3 - Article
VL - 159
JO - Children and Youth Services Review
JF - Children and Youth Services Review
M1 - 107518
ER -
