We study the empowerment of women in post-conflict Liberia using a clusterrandomized, placebo-controlled trial. Our research question is whether women are more effectively empowered by improving their economic livelihoods or by changing institutions and norms to be more accepting of gender equality. Using a factorial design, we randomly assign 120 communities in South East Liberia to i) an economic empowerment program; ii) a gender empowerment program; iii) a placebo health intervention; or iv)

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... a pure control. Outcomes are measured during a baseline and two endline surveys. This pre-analysis plan lays out our empirical strategy to assess the program's effectiveness.