Sanitation and marriage markets in India: Evidence from the Total Sanitation Campaign

• DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2023.103092
• Publication Date: 2023-03-23T01:46:13Z
• Authors: Britta Augsburg; Juan P. Baquero; Sanghmitra Gautam; Paul Rodriguez-Le...
• Keywords: Wife; Redistribution; Marriage market; Marital status

This paper measures the additional value of sanitation within marriage arrangement. We use data from Indian human development household survey (IHDS) to model marital decisions men and women in rural India estimate surplus (the gains being married). demonstrate that government's Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) increased changed market outcomes for women. Decomposition reveals (i) makes it more attractive be a both gender, (ii) TSC exposure led decrease wife's share, implying redistribution marriage.