predicts human capital should respond to market returns, social norms (e.g., disapproval of women working outside the home) may … weaken or even sever this link for girls. Though many studies have examined the link between women's wages or labor force …, and difficulty in identifying which of several mechanisms (returns, bargaining power, income, etc.) link the two. To …

This paper introduces a model of gender inequality and economic growth that focuses on the determination of women … inequality is completely removed, aggregate income will be about 6.6% and 14.5% higher than the benchmark economy after one and … two generations, respectively, while corresponding per capita income will be higher by 30.6% and 71.1% in the hypothetical …