Improving Women’s Position in the Household: Evidence from a Maternity Cash Transfer Programme in India
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Keywords
Women empowerment; Intimate partner violence (IPV); Conditional cash transfer; Maternity benefits; Intra-household bargaining power;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
- J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy
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