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Why are fewer married women joining the work force in rural India? A decomposition analysis over two decades

Project report 8 Sep 2017 Firms and Farms

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  • Women and work in rural India

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Farzana Afridi

Professor, Indian Statistical Institute (Delhi)

Taryn Dinkelman

Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame

Kanika Mahajan

Associate Professor of Economics, Ashoka University
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