This paper estimates the gender-specific effects of birthweight on a variety of schooling and labor market outcomes. A …, it shows that the comparative advantage of females in skill is reflected in their greater investment in education and in …

identifies linkages between gender, economic development, and growth, however. This paper explores the macro effects of gender …, transmitted via the productive sector and in the household, in part due to the tendency for work - paid and unpaid - to be gender …-segregated. Macro-level policies in turn can have differential effects on men and women. Evidence that gender equality is itself a …

This study reviews the conceptual framework of the economic-productive sphere and of gender equality, the aim of which … opportunities and in rights can be harmonized, though equality of "responsibilities, resources and retribution" by gender are more … difficult to reconcile. Also, women's (economic) empowerment - seen as a way of promoting gender equality - possesses a degree …

terms of decent jobs generation in urban areas and by gender. We use the Ali and Son (2007) concentration of opportunities … to 2006. As for the gender gaps, the one associated with sufficient labor income stands out, but the main problems lie in …

development in affecting gender differences in the trends in, levels of, and returns to schooling observed in China and in many …, and/or nutritional improvements that are the result of economic development and growth. -- schooling ; gender ; twins …

The Gender Kuznets Curve (GKC) hypothesis argues that economic development has a non-linear effect on the female share … conclude that gender equality is not a direct result of development, and therefore policy makers having a gender equalization …

those in the private sector. Gender wage gap in Indonesia is mainly due to gender discrimination. An act to equalize …