Akyol, PelinMocan, N.2024-03-112024-03-112023-01-251932-8575https://hdl.handle.net/11693/114482At least one of every five marriages is consanguineous (between couples who aresecond cousins or closer) in the Middle East and North Africa, and the rate ishigher than 50% in some parts of the world. We find that a Turkish education re-form that increased mandatory schooling by 3 years made women less likely tofind consanguineous marriage an acceptable practice. The reform reduced wom-en’s propensity to marry a first cousin or a blood relative, and it altered women’spreferences in favor of personal autonomy, indicating that educational attain-ment alters behaviors and attitudes that may be rooted in culture.enCC BY-NC 4.0 DEED (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/Article10.1086/7230921932-8664