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Access to Colleges, Human Capital, and Empowerment of Women

Sheetal Sekhri, Md Amzad Hossain and Pooja Khosla
Published online before print March 09, 2022, 0620-10948R4; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0620-10948R4
Sheetal Sekhri
Sheetal Sekhri is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Virginia.
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Md Amzad Hossain
Sheetal Sekhri is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Virginia.
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Pooja Khosla
Sheetal Sekhri is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Virginia.
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