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Wealth differentials in the impact of conditional and unconditional cash transfers on education: findings from a community-randomised controlled trial in Zimbabwe

Rory FentonAgricultural Learning and Impacts Network (ALINe), Firetail Ltd., London, UK;Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Constance NyamukapaDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK;Manicaland Centre for Public Health Research, Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Simon GregsonDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK;Manicaland Centre for Public Health Research, Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Laura RobertsonDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Phyllis MushatiManicaland Centre for Public Health Research, Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Ranjeeta ThomasDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Jeffrey W. EatonDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Pages 909-917 | Received 12 Nov 2015, Accepted 27 Nov 2015, Published online: 22 Feb 2016

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