Menstruation, sanitary products, and school attendance: Evidence from a randomized evaluation

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-100

  Oster, Emily ^a,c   Thornton, Rebecca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 79955001052     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.3.1.91     Document Type: Article

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