Bringing education to afghan girls: A randomized controlled trial of village-based schools

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 27-40

  Burde, Dana ^a,b   Linden, Leigh L ^c,d,e  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d BREAD   (United States)

^e NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84880615904     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.5.3.27     Document Type: Article

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