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Can Transfers and Complementary Nutrition Programming Reduce Intimate Partner Violence Four Years Post-Program?

Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh

View ORCID ProfileShalini Roy, View ORCID ProfileMelissa Hidrobo, View ORCID ProfileJohn Hoddinott, View ORCID ProfileBastien Kolt and View ORCID ProfileAkhter Ahmed
Journal of Human Resources, November 2024, 59 (6) 1714-1740; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0720-11014R2
Shalini Roy
Shalini Roy is a Senior Research Fellow in the Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, DC (s.roy{at}cgiar.org).
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Melissa Hidrobo
Melissa Hidrobo is a Senior Research Fellow in the Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, DC.
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John Hoddinott
John Hoddinott is a Professor in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, and Department of Global Development, at Cornell University and is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute.
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Bastien Kolt
Bastien Kolt is a Research Analyst at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, DC.
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Akhter Ahmed
Akhter Ahmed is a Senior Research Fellow in the Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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