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The impact of Zambia’s unconditional child grant on schooling and work: results from a large-scale social experiment

Sudhanshu HandaDepartment of Public Policy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Luisa NataliDepartment of Economics, University of Sussex, Falmer, EnglandView further author information
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David SeidenfeldAmerican Institute for Research, Washington, USAView further author information
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Gelson TemboPalm Associates Limited, Lusaka, ZambiaView further author information
Pages 346-367 | Received 01 Dec 2015, Accepted 23 Jun 2016, Published online: 26 Jul 2016

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