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Will you marry me, later? Age-of-marriage laws and child marriage in Mexico

Cristina Bellés-Obrero and María Lombardi
Published online before print December 14, 2020, 1219-10621R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.3.1219-10621R2
Cristina Bellés-Obrero
Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Economics at the University of Mannheim
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María Lombardi
María Lombardi is an Assistant Professor in the School of Government at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella.
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1219-10621R2
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.3.1219-10621R2
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
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  • Published online December 14, 2020.

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  1. Cristina Bellés-Obrero⇑ and
  2. María Lombardi
  1. Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Economics at the University of Mannheim
  2. María Lombardi is an Assistant Professor in the School of Government at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella.
  1. (email: cbelleso{at}mail.uni-mannheim.de).

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