Dear Colleague,
Globally, 12 million girls are married before the age of 18 every year – nearly 1 every 2 seconds. South Asia remains a hotspot for child marriages. This month's Insights for Change article "How would avoiding Child Marriages affect Human Capital Outcomes in Pakistan?" explores the relationship between low educational attainment, early marriages and the consequent impact on human capital and economic outcomes in Pakistan.
The authors include: Dr. Hadia Majid (Associate Professor and Chair, CNM Department of Economics, LUMS), Rabia Saeed (Research Associate at CNM Department of Economics, LUMS), Bilquis Tahira (Executive Director at Shirakat (Partnership for Development)), Saman Tahir (Research Analyst at Shirakat (Partnership for Development)), Zainab Shuja (Research Officer at Shirakat (Partnership for Development)).
CDPR’s article series “Insights for Change” contains think pieces that take an analytical approach to devising action oriented policy solutions. They are authored by economists and practitioners who are experts in their field. All views expressed are the author’s own.
You can find this and other Insights for Change articles here.
To stay up to date with what’s happening at CDPR please subscribe to our newsletter here and follow us on twitter @CDPRPak.
Click on image below to read the article.
|
|
|
|
