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Child brides in India

Publication Date
2011-January-01
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Department or Program
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This paper investigates the determinants of child marriage using a new data set from rural India. Specifically, we focus on an extreme form of child marriage--that is, the marriage of girls under the age of ten. No other study to...

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Do NGOs make a difference: a case study of rural Rajasthan

Publication Date
2008-July-01
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Department or Program
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An empirical analysis of effects of NGO interventions on health and education of women and girls in rural Rajasthan employs an original micro data set to address criticisms of NGO effectiveness. Isolating the effects of the NGO's programs from personal...

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