G²LM|LIC - Long-Term Labor Market Impacts of Adolescent Girls’ Empowerment Interventions in Bangladesh

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Field, Erica; Glennerster, Rachel; Mahmood, Sakib; Buchmann, Nina Caroline, 2026, "G²LM|LIC - Long-Term Labor Market Impacts of Adolescent Girls’ Empowerment Interventions in Bangladesh", https://doi.org/10.15185/glmlic.803.1, Research Data Center of IZA (IDSC), V1
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This public data release contains de-identified panel data from a cluster-randomised controlled trial conducted in rural Bangladesh (IZA/FCDO G²LM|LIC Project GA-6-803). The study follows a cohort of adolescent girls aged 15–17 at baseline across approximately 15 years, covering their transition to adulthood, marriage, and motherhood.

The original experiment randomly assigned 460 rural communities to one of three intervention arms: (i) a six-month adolescent empowerment programme providing educational support and life skills training, (ii) a conditional in-kind incentive to delay marriage, or (iii) a combination of both interventions. Randomisation was implemented at the community level and stratified by administrative unit and community size.

The dataset includes four survey waves (2007, 2011, 2016, and 2023) and provides longitudinal information on labour force participation, hours worked, educational attainment, marriage timing, fertility, and indicators of economic decision-making. Later waves additionally include intergenerational outcomes such as children’s schooling.

The data are structured as an individual-level panel with repeated observations across survey waves. Secondary units of analysis include households and children. The dataset enables analysis of long-term labour market trajectories and life-cycle dynamics.

All personal identifiers have been removed. Users must not attempt to re-identify individuals or communities.

Dataset overview
Study type:
Cluster-randomised controlled trial (community-level randomisation)

Setting:
460 rural communities (villages) in Barishal division, Bangladesh
Intervention:
(i) Adolescent empowerment programme (education support and life skills training)
(ii) Conditional in-kind incentive to delay marriage
(iii) Combined treatment arm
Randomisation:
Cluster randomisation at community level; stratified by administrative unit (union) and community size
Timeline:
Baseline prior to intervention (2007); follow-up waves in 2011, 2016, and 2023 (~15-year panel)
Sample:
Adolescent girls aged 15–17 and unmarried at baseline

Data components:
Individual-level panel survey across four waves; labour market outcomes; education; marriage timing; fertility; empowerment indicators; intergenerational outcomes (children)
Subject Social Sciences
Keyword adolescent girls, child marriage, randomised controlled trial, development economics, education, empowerment, fertility, gender, intergenerational effects, labor market, panel data
Related Publication Erica Field; Rachel Glennerster; Nina Caroline Buchmann; Sakib Mahmood. (2026). Empowering Adolescents, Transforming Futures – Durable impacts that Extend Across Generations. G²LM|LIC Policy Brief No. 85
Notes Intervention design generates exogenous variation in economic empowerment, marriage age, and education. The dataset enables analysis of long-term outcomes over approximately 15 years and across the transition to adulthood, marriage, and motherhood.
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