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100			_aBandiera, Oriana et al _918421
245			_aWomen's empowerment in action: Evidence from a randomized control trial in Africa
260			_bAmerican Economic Journal: Applied Economics
300			_a12(1), Jan, 2020: p.210-259.
520			_aWe evaluate a multifaceted policy intervention attempting to jump-start adolescent women's empowerment in Uganda by simultaneously providing them vocational training and information on sex, reproduction, and marriage. We find that four years postintervention, adolescent girls in treated communities are more likely to be self-employed. Teen pregnancy, early entry into marriage/cohabitation, and the share of girls reporting sex against their will fall sharply. The results highlight the potential of a multifaceted program that provides skills transfers as a viable and cost-effective policy intervention to improve the economic and social empowerment of adolescent girls over a four-year horizon.
650			_aWomen empowerment - Africa _916874
773			_aAmerican Economic Journal: Applied Economics
906			_aWomen - Africa
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