The Impact of Gender Inequality in Education and Employment on Economic Growth : New Evidence for a Panel of Countries

The Impact of Gender Inequality in Education and Employment on Economic Growth : New Evidence for a Panel of Countries

Using cross-country and panel regressions, we investigate to what extent gender gaps in education and employment (proxied using gender gaps in labor force participation) reduce economic growth. Using the most recent data and investigating an extended time period (1960-2000), we update the results of...

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Main Authors: Klasen, Stephan, Lamanna, Francesca
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Analysis of Education I210
Economics of Gender
Non-labor Discrimination J160
Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure J210
Labor Discrimination J710
Economic Development: Human Resources
Human Development
Income Distribution
Migration O150
Measurement of Economic Growth
Aggregate Productivity
Cross-Country Output Convergence O470
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4636

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