Are age-of-marriage laws enforced? Evidence from developing countries
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Child marriage; Discontinuity tests; Rule of law; Legal effectiveness;All these keywords.
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- J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
- K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
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