Intergenerational Education Effects of Early Marriage in Sub-Saharan Africa

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• 作者：Marcos Delprato^a ; Kwame Akyeampong^b ; Má ; iré ; ad Dunne^b
• 关键词：early marriage ; intergenerational transmission ; education ; community ; empowerment ; Sub-Saharan Africa
• 刊名：World Development
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：March 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：91
• 期：Complete
• 页码：173-192
• 全文大小：1141 K
• 卷排序：91

文摘

Assess the impact of early marriage on children’s education for Sub-Saharan Africa. Early marriage is still a barrier for children’s access and completion. Early marriage contributes to widen the education gender gap. Inequality on investments on child education operates through various pathways. Empowering young wives can wane channels of transmission of education inequalities.