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The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries: Selected Studies
ANNEX TABLE B11-4 Benefit Vector (Z) for Hypothetical Example of Scholarship Program for Girls
aElements obtained by solving the equation above for Z2, i.e., Z2 = (I − T2')−1 T1' Z1.
SOURCE: See text.
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