Sister competition and birth order effects among marriage-aged girls: Evidence from a field experiment in rural Bangladesh
dc.contributor.advisor | Field, Erica | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Connolly, Michelle P | |
dc.contributor.author | Zhong, Stephanie | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-15T04:26:26Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-06-15T04:26:26Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-04 | |
dc.department | Economics | |
dc.description.abstract | Early marriage before the age of 18 is prevalent among adolescent girls in Bangladesh, but the timing of marriage is not uniform across daughters within a household, with some sisters marrying earlier than others. Using survey data from a novel field experiment from rural Bangladesh, I find that girls ages 10-21 with lower birth order tend to be married at a younger age, even when controlling for confounding nature of household size on birth order. Additionally, girls with younger sisters are more likely to be married and at a younger age than girls with younger brothers. The findings on dowry are inclusive. | |
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dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.subject | Birth order | |
dc.subject | Marriage | |
dc.subject | Household allocation | |
dc.title | Sister competition and birth order effects among marriage-aged girls: Evidence from a field experiment in rural Bangladesh | |
dc.type | Honors thesis | |
duke.embargo.months | 0 |
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