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of India's largest women's bank. A random subsample was invited to attend with a friend. The intervention had a … for women facing more restrictive social norms? We offered two days of business counseling to a random sample of customers … were stronger among women from religious or caste groups with social norms that restrict female mobility …
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(usually full-time) to maintain access to health insurance coverage. We study employed married women, newly diagnosed with … breast cancer, comparing labor supply responses to breast cancer diagnoses between women dependent on their own employment … for health insurance and women with access to health insurance through their spouse's employer. We find evidence that …
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Recruiting female teachers is frequently suggested as a policy option for improving girls' education outcomes in developing countries, but there is surprisingly little evidence on the effectiveness of such a policy. We study gender gaps in learning outcomes, and the effectiveness of female...
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a comparative advantage at violence and there is little rule-of-law, then unequal bargaining power can lead women to … entrepreneurship and rule of law that predicts that women will only start businesses when they have both formal legal protection and … industries with more women, but gender differences are ameliorated when women have access to adjudicating institutions, such as …
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The effect of website provision on the demand for German women's magazines is analyzed using differentiated product …
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of three groups of low-educated women: foreign-born citizens, foreign-born non-citizens and native-born citizens. Among … employment and attachment to the labor market. TANF appears to have had a larger effect on the least educated native-born women …
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This paper estimates the effects of educational attainment and school quality on crime among American women. Using …, and teacher salaries) on incarceration and arrests. Finally, we show that the effects of education on crime for women are …
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relationships. To estimate causal effects, we examine chronically ill women before and after a medical breakthrough and exploit … differences in these women's health prior to the breakthrough. We show evidence that health improvements induced by the … suggest that both violence and drug use could be reduced by improving women's access to better healthcare …
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Numerous evaluations show that conditional cash transfer programs change households' investments in their young children, but there are many open questions about how such changes can be sustained after transfers end. This paper analyzes the role of social interactions with local female leaders...
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potentially precancerous and cancerous process. It is strongly recommended for women between 21-65 years old even after taking the … health intervention. The HPV vaccination is recommended for women age eleven to twelve for regular vaccination or for women … alternative specifications and subsamples are in general agreement. The estimates show that women who have been vaccinated are …
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