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Expanding digital market access for female entrepreneurs

Project Active from 1 Apr 2024 to 30 Dec 2025 Women's Economic Empowerment

This project aims to augment women's entrepreneurship and income in Punjab, Pakistan, by providing access to digital marketplaces. Through a randomised controlled trial (RCT), the project evaluates the impact of digital marketplace access on women's ability to market and sell their handcrafted goods.

Researchers

Attique Ur Rehman

Attique Ur Rehman

Economist, World Bank

Sabrin Beg

Associate Professor of Economics, University of Delaware

Adrienne Lucas

Associate Professor of Economics, University of Delaware

Hira Farooqi

Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Center for Global Development

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