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The Effects of Communal Violence on Women’s Marital Outcomes

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  • Ghose,Devaki
  • Pandey,Divya

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This study examines the effects of communal violence on women’s marital outcomes. Usingindividual-level survey data from India and a difference-in-differences approach, the study shows thatwomen’s age of marriage decreased, and the probability of getting married before age 18 increased after theHindu-Muslim riots in Gujarat in 2002. Event study and synthetic control methods suggest that these effects areprominent two years after the riots and have increased over time. Women who married after the riots also had fewer yearsof education and poorer social and economic status, such as a lower probability of employment and lower autonomy inhousehold decision-making.

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  • Ghose,Devaki & Pandey,Divya, 2023. "The Effects of Communal Violence on Women’s Marital Outcomes," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10441, The World Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:10441
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