日時：10月26日（木）15:30 - 17:00
報告者：Dung Le （慶應義塾大学）
場所：2号館11階経済学部会議室B & ZOOM (HyFlex)
幹事：長谷部 拓也
言語：英語
タイトル： The Effects of Child Marriage Bans on Child Mortality: Evidence From Quasi-Experiment Designs in Developing Countries
要旨：This study investigates the effects of child marriage bans on first-born child mortality in developing countries. Our difference-in-differences strategy relies on two sources of variation: variation in the timing of the bans in each country and subnational regional differences in “treatment intensity,” which we define based on the prevalence of and average age among child marriages prior to the ban. Using a sample of over 200,000 women drawn from the Demographic and Health Surveys in 18 countries, we find that child marriage bans reduced infant, under-5 and any child mortality, with magnitudes of 13.2, 18.2 and 21.6 percent corresponding to a one standard deviation change in treatment intensity. We also find that the effects were heterogenous: low-income countries, less wealthy individuals, and boys benefited the most. Investigating the underlying mechanisms, we find that delays in age at first birth and at first sex, access to family planning information, improved antenatal care and better nutritional practices were all affected by the bans. Our findings imply that banning child marriage has positive health benefits for the next generation.  

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