Hidden Human Capital : Psychological Empowerment and Adolescent Girls' Aspirations in India
This paper studies the role of social-emotional or psychological capital in determining the education and employment aspirations of adolescent girls and young women in India. The study finds that girls' self-efficacy and mental health are impo...
Main Authors: | Roy, Sanchari, Morton, Matthew, Bhattacharya, Shrayana |
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Format: | Working Paper |
Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2016
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/08/26695750/hidden-human-capital-psychological-empowerment-adolescent-girls-aspirations-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25037 |
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