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Economic Benefits of Empowering Women in Agriculture: Assumptions and Evidence

C. Leigh Anderson* Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Travis W. Reynolds** Department of Community Development and Applied Economics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USAView further author information
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Pierre Biscaye† Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California – Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USAView further author information
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Vedavati Patwardhan* Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USAView further author information
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Carly Schmidt* Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USAView further author information
Pages 193-208 | Received 26 Apr 2019, Accepted 04 May 2020, Published online: 04 Jun 2020

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