Economic Impacts of Child Marriage: A Review of the Literature

• Published in: The review of faith & international affairs Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 12 - 22
• Main Authors: Parsons, Jennifer, Edmeades, Jeffrey, Kes, Aslihan, Petroni, Suzanne, Sexton, Maggie, Wodon, Quentin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Arlington Routledge 03.07.2015; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Decision making; Economic impact; Girls; Income; Labor; Labor force participation; Literacy; Marriage; Poverty; Power

In this article, the objective is to provide useful information for such dialogue by documenting what is known about the economic impacts of child marriage on the girls who marry early, their children, and their families. Girls who marry early have little decision-making power within the marital hom...