Education and Freedom of Choice: Evidence from Arranged Marriages in Vietnam

Stephen C. Smith (), M. Shahe Emran and Fenohasina Maret ()
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Fenohasina Maret: Department of Economics, George Washington University

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Abstract: Using household data from Vietnam, we provide evidence on the causal effects of education on freedom of spouse choice. We use war disruptions and spatial indicators of schooling supply as instruments. The point estimates indicate that a year of additional schooling reduces the probability of an arranged marriage by about 14 percentage points for an individual with 8 years of schooling. We also estimate bounds that do not rely on the exact exclusion restrictions (lower bound is 6-7 percentage points). The impact of education is strong for women, but much weaker for men.

Keywords: Arranged Marriage; Education; Schooling; Freedom of choice; Development; Vietnam; Social Interactions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D1 I2 J12 O12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 43 pages
Date: 2009-11
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Journal Article: Education and Freedom of Choice: Evidence from Arranged Marriages in Vietnam (2014)
Working Paper: Education and Freedom of Choice: Evidence from Arranged Marriages in Vietnam (2012)
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