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What Do We Know About Interventions to Increase Women’s Economic Participation and Empowerment in South Asia

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  • Najaf Zahra
  • Amna Javed
  • Ana Maria Munoz Boudet

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  • Najaf Zahra & Amna Javed & Ana Maria Munoz Boudet, 2023. "What Do We Know About Interventions to Increase Women’s Economic Participation and Empowerment in South Asia," World Bank Publications - Reports 40080, The World Bank Group.
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    1. Haeck, Catherine & Lefebvre, Pierre & Merrigan, Philip, 2015. "Canadian evidence on ten years of universal preschool policies: The good and the bad," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 36(C), pages 137-157.
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