The impact of early marriage of female youth on education outcomes in Indonesia

• Main Authors: Ang, Swee Lian, Sim, Xin Wei, Tan, Cheryl Pei Qi
• Other Authors: Christos Sakellariou
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic development::Indonesia
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/59310
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In Indonesia, female youth’s education outcomes are compromised by poverty and the practice of early marriage. Although most girls enrol in school, drop-out rates are high among youths. This paper uses the Indonesian Social and Economic Survey (Susenas, 2009) to model education and school-work outco...