“Long Term Labor Market Consequences of Keeping Girls in School: Evidence from a Conditional Cash Transfer in India
This paper utilizes a quasi-experimental framework to demonstrate that a Conditional Cash Transfer program in West Bengal, India, which kept girls in school, significantly increased long-term female labor force participation, particularly in salaried and high-return manufacturing jobs, while also fostering shifts in gendered social norms.
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