Child marriage: some facts from selected Indian states
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Keywords
child marriage; son-dominant; marriage pattern; multilevel; state level;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
- O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
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