This paper uses dictator experiments to examine gender differences in altruistic behavior in the United States when … decisions are made individually and jointly. In anonymous individual giving to charity, women give substantially more than men … only in mixed-sex groups, indicating a gender-based component to the value of the social signal sent. Although men and …

Since their inception in 1995, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)'s Gender-Related Development Index (GDI …) and Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) have been criticized on conceptual and empirical grounds. In 2005-6, the UNDP's Human … adjusting the recommendations, making concrete proposals for two gender-related indicators, and presenting illustrative results …

, as a result, are resistant to change. Gender stratification theories propose that women's control over material resources … extension, policies that promote women's paid employment should serve as a fulcrum for gender equitable change. Is there any …Gender norms and stereotypes that perpetuate inequality are deeply embedded in social and individual consciousness and …

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 … analysis to employment gaps using panel data. We find that gender gaps in education and employment considerably reduce economic …

argues that gender wage inequality has stimulated growth, with Asian economies that disadvantaged women the most growing the … political conflict. The divergent findings can be explained by the fact that gender norms and stereotypes that convince women to …Absent from the important debate on the determinants of rapid Asian growth is the role of gender inequality. This paper …

paper, we argue that gender may also influence the degree to which humans act in a self-interested versus cooperative manner …, gender, and exposure to economics courses, we find that a key factor affecting the level of cooperation is gender. …

through which gender, growth, and development interact. It upholds the salience not only of equality in opportunities but also … equality in outcomes. The contribution argues that inequalities based on gender, race, ethnicity, and class undermine the … shared development. It explores how the macroeconomy acts as a structure of constraint in achieving gender equality and in …