Abstract
The transition to adulthood around the world is increasingly characterized by young people’s desire to form independent households. Forming such households in Egypt requires buying or building a dwelling or obtaining a rental unit. Policies governing housing markets, such as rent control, and limited financing options have historically made access to housing for young couples challenging. In this paper, we use a difference-in-difference approach to evaluate how the liberalization of rental markets in Egypt affected the timing of marriage. We find that Egypt’s 1996 rental reforms accelerated marriages and led to a reversal in the trend of rising age at marriage.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 343-361 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Population Studies |
Volume | 75 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors acknowledge funding from the Economic Research Forum.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Population Investigation Committee.
Keywords
- Egypt
- house prices
- housing
- living arrangements
- market liberalization
- marriage
- rent control