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American Economic Review

ISSN 0002-8282 (Print) | ISSN 1944-7981 (Online)

Marriage Laws and Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Todd Schoellman
  • Michèle Tertilt
American Economic Review
vol. 96, no. 2, May 2006
(pp. 295–298)
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Citation

Schoellman, Todd, and Michèle Tertilt. 2006. "Marriage Laws and Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa." American Economic Review, 96 (2): 295–298. DOI: 10.1257/000282806777211982

JEL Classification

  • J12 Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; Domestic Abuse
  • O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
  • O17 Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements