Hadith of Aisha’s Marriage to Prophet Muhammad: An Islamic Discourse on Child Marriage

Cohabitation, marriage and child outcomes

Preface The authors are very grateful to the Nuffield Foundation for supporting this work as part of a wider project, 'Births out of Wedlock and Cognitive and Social Development throughout Childhood: A Quantitative Analysis' (grant number CPF/37467). The Nuffield Foundation is an endowed charitable trust that aims to improve social well-being in the widest sense. It funds research and innovatio...

An Economic Analysis of Intraclass Marriage

High level discourse and low level readers: an unlikely marriage

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Health Consequences of Child Marriage in Africa

Despite international agreements and national laws, marriage of girls <18 years of age is common worldwide and affects millions. Child marriage is a human rights violation that prevents girls from obtaining an education, enjoying optimal health, bonding with others their own age, maturing, and ultimately choosing their own life partners. Child marriage is driven by poverty and has many effects ...

An empirical exploration of female child marriage determinants in Indonesia

BACKGROUND Child marriage, defined as marriage before age 18, is associated with adverse human capital outcomes. The child marriage burden remains high among female adolescents in Indonesia, despite increasing socioeconomic development. Research on child marriage in Southeast Asia is scarce. No nationally representative studies thus far have examined determinants of child marriage in Indonesia ...