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Does Gender Inequality Hinder Development and Economic Growth? Evidence and Policy Implications

2013

Bandiera, Oriana | Natraj, Ashwini

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World Bank, Washington, DC
Other Subjects
Average level; Income redistribution; Gender gap; Labor force participation; Newborns; Policy concern; Life expectancy; Developing world; Gender differentials; Feminist economics; Polygamy; Policy research; Violence against women; Public policy; Economic inequality; Female education; Access to loans; Effects of gender; Discriminatory customs; Reducing gender inequality; Progress; Wage discrimination; Data sets; Political participation; Estimated coefficient; Level of education; Political economy; Point estimates; Technological progress; Labor market; Gender inequality; Country regressions; Custody; 0 hypothesis; Population and development; Relative prices; Wives; Rights for women; Labor force; Richer countries; Educational attainment; Human development report; Gender stereotypes; Gender differences; Negative effect; Gender disparities; Husbands; Political rights; Policy implications; Gender gaps; Welfare state; Survival rate; Gender discrimination; Monetary economics; Literacy rates; Reduced inequality; Inheritance; Development policy; Educated women; Country data; Cross-country analysis; Liberties; Long-run growth; Female population; Female labor force; Genders; Policy debate; Educational achievement; Reducing inequality; Will; Educational gender gaps; Civil liberties; Growth regressions; Significant correlation; Traditional family; Human development; Single women; Feminist; Discriminatory practices; Educational gender; Individual women; Policy discussions; Inheritance rights; Fertility rate; Empirical evidence; Economic policy; Comparative advantage; Country of origin; Wage gap; Relative wage; Girls; Aid; Female genital mutilation; Income growth; Female literacy; Development report; Gender role; Modern medicine; Mother; Muslim women; Maternal mortality; Widows; Future generations; Policy research working paper; Child rearing; Global economy; Gender gap in primary; Fertility levels; Per-capita income; Inequalities; Poor countries; Gender gap in education; Gender parity; Gender roles; Growth regression; Fertility rates; Policy guidance; Fixed effects; Female; Female labor force participation; Income data; Panel regressions; Early marriage; Effective policies; Good governance; Domestic savings; Labour force participation; Married women; Important policy; Growth rates; Health status; Female labor; Secondary school; Secondary enrollment; Social customs; Gender division of labor; Economic opportunities; Capital investment; Births; Pill
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Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6369http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/World BankCC BY 3.0 Unported
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Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6369
2014-09-15
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