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Improving Mental Health of Adolescent Girls in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Causal Evidence from Life Skills Programming
View ORCID ProfileManisha Shah, View ORCID ProfileSarah Baird, View ORCID ProfileJennifer Seager, Benjamin Avuwadah, View ORCID ProfileJoan Hamory, Shwetlena Sabarwal and Amita Vyas
Journal of Human Resources, April 2024, 59 (S) S317-S364; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1222-12707R2
Manisha Shah
Manisha Shah is Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley and a Research Associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research .
Sarah Baird
Sarah Baird is Professor of Global Health and Economics in the Department of Global Health at George Washington University.
Jennifer Seager
Jennifer Seager is an Associate Professor of Global Health and Economics in the Department of Global Health at George Washington University.
Benjamin Avuwadah
Benjamin Avuwadah is a Post-Doctoral Scientist in the Department of Global Health at George Washington University.
Joan Hamory
Joan Hamory is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Oklahoma.
Shwetlena Sabarwal
Shwetlena Sabarwal is a Senior Economist at the Education Global Practice of The World Bank.
Amita Vyas
Amita Vyas is an Associate Professor at George Washington University.

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Journal of Human Resources
Vol. 59, Issue S
1 Apr 2024
Improving Mental Health of Adolescent Girls in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Manisha Shah, Sarah Baird, Jennifer Seager, Benjamin Avuwadah, Joan Hamory, Shwetlena Sabarwal, Amita Vyas
Journal of Human Resources Apr 2024, 59 (S) S317-S364; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.1222-12707R2