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The Power of Lakshmi

Monetary Incentives for Raising a Girl

Nabaneeta Biswas, Christopher Cornwell and Laura V. Zimmermann
Journal of Human Resources, July 2025, 60 (4) 1253-1283; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1021-11963R2

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vol. 60 no. 4 1253-1283
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1021-11963R2
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
History 
  • Received October 1, 2021
  • Accepted October 1, 2022
  • Published online August 20, 2025.

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  1. Nabaneeta Biswas
  1. Nabaneeta Biswas is an associate professor of economics at Marshall University.
  1. Christopher Cornwell
  1. Christopher Cornwell is a professor of economics at the University of Georgia.
  1. Laura V. Zimmermann
  1. Laura Zimmermann is an associate professor of economics and international affairs at the University of Georgia (lvzimmer{at}uga.edu).
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