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The Power of Lakshmi

Monetary Incentives for Raising a Girl

View ORCID ProfileNabaneeta Biswas, View ORCID ProfileChristopher Cornwell and View ORCID ProfileLaura V. Zimmermann
Journal of Human Resources, July 2025, 60 (4) 1253-1283; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1021-11963R2
Nabaneeta Biswas
Nabaneeta Biswas is an associate professor of economics at Marshall University.
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Laura Zimmermann is an associate professor of economics and international affairs at the University of Georgia .
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