This paper uses cross-country data to examine the long-term effect of trade openness on the gender gaps in wages …, education, political empowerment and health. Key findings are: trade openness since 1970 reduced the gender gaps in wages and … openness on the gender wage gap remained observable in later years (1980, 1990 and 2000), although it decreased in degree over …

We develop a two sector competitive equilibrium model that rationalizes the gender pay gap by the coexistence of two … on their physical endowments. We prove the existence of a competitive equilibrium where the gender pay gap arises. The … an ineffective way to reduce the gender pay gap …

Using panel data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY), we document that gender differences in wages … almost double during the first 20 years of labor market experience and that there are substantial gender differences in … employment and hours of work during the life cycle. A large portion of gender differences in labor market attachment can be …

We develop a model to study the impact on gender gaps in participation and wages of a liquidity constraint that … gender gaps in the labour market. In this framework, an extension of paid maternity leave duration has ambiguous effects on … gender inequality. In contrast, child care subsidies, which require higher taxes, and loans, which do not, unambiguously …

This paper introduces a model of gender inequality and economic growth that focuses on the determination of women … economies, and numerous policy experiments are conducted to investigate how various aspects of gender inequality are related to … the growth performance of the economy. The analysis shows that improving gender equality can contribute significantly to …