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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 …
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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 …
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A kind of gender revolution is passing through various countries in various continents. By being offered free access to … assess the role of gender equity and uniquely women entrepreneurship in the process of socio-economic development. Implying a … set of variables, treated as proxies of gender equality and women entrepreneurship, we estimate their coherence with socio …
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prosperity. It is concluded that gender disparity in the labor market is the main hurdle in the economic wellbeing of the masses …
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Several recent empirical studies have examined the gender effects of education on economic growth or on steady … and the direction of correlation. This paper undertakes a similar study of the gender effects of education using province … examination of the effect of educational gender gap was negative on output. The results are found to be robust to a number of …
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In this article, we survey the theoretical literature investigating the role of gender inequality in economic … development. The vast majority of theories reviewed suggest that gender inequality is a barrier to development, particularly over …
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Several recent empirical studies have examined the gender effects of education on economic growth or on steady … and the direction of correlation. This paper undertakes a similar study of the gender effects of education using province … examination of the effect of educational gender gap was negative on output. The results are found to be robust to a number of …
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Chen focuses on the role that information and communication technologies (ICTs) can play in improving gender equality … that increases in the level of ICT infrastructure tend to improve gender equality in education and employment. In addition …, the author shows that education among the general population is important for improving gender equality. The results …
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This is a policy paper which examines the development challenges of the Caribbean island of Barbados against the backdrop of the government's decision to enter into a structural adjustment agreement with the International Monetary Fund in 2018. The paper gives an overview of Barbados' trajectory...
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