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Maternal mortality risk and the gender gap in desired fertility

Project report 22 Jun 2017 Inclusive Growth

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  • Maternal mortality risk and gender gap in desired fertility

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Nava Ashraf

Senior Advisor, Zambia, International Growth Centre

Erica Field

Associate Professor, Duke University

Alessandra Voena

Assistant Professor in Economics, University of Chicago
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