Early marriage and early childbearing in West Africa: Does ethnicity matter?
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Early marriage; early childbearing; drought; Fulani; West Africa;All these keywords.
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- J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
- D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior
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