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Does Gender Inequality Reduce Growth in Sub-Saharan African and Arab Countries?
- Source :
- African Development Review / Revue Africaine de Développement; Sep2009, Vol. 21 Issue 2, p224-242, 19p, 3 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- This paper uses 1974 to 2001 panel data for 31 sub-Saharan African and 10 Arab countries and Arellano–Bond estimations to empirically assess the impact on growth of an important indicator associated with MDG 3; namely the ratio of 15–24-year-old literate females to males. Our findings indicate that gender inequalities in literacy have a statistically significant negative effect that is robust to changes in the specification. In addition, it seems that gender inequality has a stronger effect on growth in Arab countries. Interestingly, we find that the interaction between openness to trade and gender inequality has a positive impact. This result suggests that trade-induced growth may be accompanied by greater gender inequalities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- GENDER inequality
SEX discrimination
EQUALITY
ECONOMIC development
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10176772
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- African Development Review / Revue Africaine de Développement
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 43394057
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8268.2009.00209.x