Does Gender Inequality Hinder Development and Economic Growth? Evidence and Policy Implications

dc.creatorBandiera, Oriana
dc.creatorNatraj, Ashwini
dc.date2014-08-20T16:08:57Z
dc.date2014-08-20T16:08:57Z
dc.date2013-02
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:58:24Z
dc.descriptionDoes the existing evidence support policies that foster growth by reducing gender inequality? We argue that the evidence based on differences across countries is of limited use for policy design because it does not identify the causal link from inequality to growth. This, however does not imply that inequality-reducing policies are ineffective. In other words, the lack of evidence of a causal link is not in itself evidence that the causal link does not exist. Detailed micro studies that shed light on the mechanisms through which gender inequality affects development and growth are needed to inform the design of effective policies.
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dc.identifierWorld Bank Research Observer
dc.identifier1564-6971
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19490
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/19490
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/413704
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherOxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
dc.relationWorld Bank Research Observer
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjecteducational attainment
dc.subjectfemale education
dc.subjectfemale labor
dc.subjectfemale labor force
dc.subjectfemale labor force participation
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectgender disparities
dc.subjectgender equality
dc.subjectgender gap
dc.subjectgender gaps
dc.subjectGender Inequality
dc.subjectgender roles
dc.subjectgirls
dc.subjectlabor force
dc.subjectlabor force participation
dc.subjectlabor market
dc.subjectmaternal mortality
dc.subjectrights for women
dc.subjectwage discrimination
dc.subjectwage gap
dc.titleDoes Gender Inequality Hinder Development and Economic Growth? Evidence and Policy Implications
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.typeArticle de journal
dc.typeArtículo de revista

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