Schoolgirls, Not Brides: Education as a Shield against Child Marriage

Hélène Giacobino, Elise Huillery, Bastien Michel and Mathilde Sage
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Hélène Giacobino: J-PAL Europe - Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab - Europe
Bastien Michel: Nantes Univ - Nantes Université
Mathilde Sage: Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres, LEDa - Laboratoire d'Economie de Dauphine - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: We study the impact of a scholarship-based intervention aimed to reduce child marriage by fostering secondary education among adolescent girls in Niger. Using a large-scale randomized controlled trial, we find that after three years of implementation, the intervention led to large and positive effects. It halved both dropout and marriage rates and increased girls' and their parents' aspirations. Importantly, there is no displacement effect detrimental to the education and marriage status of nontreatment girls. Our results show that financial aid for education has the potential to transform adolescent girls' lives. (JEL I21, I28, J13, J16, O15)

Date: 2024-10-01
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Published in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2024, 16 (4), pp.109-143. ⟨10.1257/app.20220443⟩

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DOI: 10.1257/app.20220443

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