From better schools to better nourishment: evidence from a school-building program in India

This is a short paper analyzing the potential effects of a targeted school-building program on health indicators. The Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) program in India intended to build residential schools for girls from historically disadvantaged sections of the society, providing a unique m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chatterjee Somdeep
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2020-03-01
Series:IZA Journal of Labor Policy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/izajolp-2020-0002