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Targeting men, women or both to reduce child marriage

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  • Rachel Cassidy

    (Institute for Fiscal Studies)

  • Anaya Dam

    (Utrecht University of Economics)

  • Wendy Janssens

    (Institute for Fiscal Studies)

  • Umair Kiani

    (Centre for Economic Research Pakistan)

  • Karlijn Morsink

    (Utrecht University of Economics)

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  • Rachel Cassidy & Anaya Dam & Wendy Janssens & Umair Kiani & Karlijn Morsink, 2024. "Targeting men, women or both to reduce child marriage," IFS Working Papers W24/23, Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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