Gender Equality, Poverty and Economic Growth
By A. Morrison, D. Raju, N. Sinha. 2007
277 citations recorded by the source corpus.
This paper reviews empirical findings from economic analyses of the role of gender equality and women's empowerment in reducing poverty and stimulating growth. Going beyond the large literature documenting the impact of female education on a range of development outcomes, the paper presents evidence on the impact of women's access to markets (labor, land, and credit) and women's decision-making power within households on poverty reduction and productivity at the individual and household level. The paper also summarizes evidence from studies examining the relationship between gender equality and poverty reduction and growth at the macro level. Although micro level effects of gender equality on individual productivity and human development outcomes have been well documented and have important ramifications for aggregate economic performance, establishing an empirical relationship between gender equality and poverty reduction and growth at the macro level has proven to be more challenging. The paper concludes by identifying priority areas for future research.
Subfields: Gender Studies, Safety Research, Sociology and Political Science
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In Gender Studies
In Safety Research
- Roy Mersland
- Dominique van de Walle
- Gayatri Koolwal
- Bert D’Espallier
- Isabelle Guérin
- Simon C. Parker
- L. Klapper
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In Sociology and Political Science
- Roy Mersland
- Dominique van de Walle
- Gayatri Koolwal
- Bert D’Espallier
- Isabelle Guérin
- Simon C. Parker
- L. Klapper
- V. Borooah
Citations in the corpus
- Access to Water, Women’s Work, and Child Outcomes (2010, background): “generating activities and they could better contribute to growth (Ilahi and Grimard, 2000; Morrison et al. 2007; Ray 2007).”
- Gender and the Business Environment for New Firm Creation (2011, background): “…married women may not be deemed creditworthy since they do not possess the title to their land or house, which might be due to unequal laws of inheritance (Goheer 2003; ILO/AfDB 2004; GEM/IFC 2005; Ellis and others 2007b; Morrison, Raju, and Sinha 2007; Demirgu¨c¸-Kunt, Beck, and Honohan 2008).”
- Focus on Women in Microfinance Institutions (2013, background): “There is evidence that women often receive smaller loans, pay higher interest rates and face higher collateral requirements (Agier and Szafarz, 2010; Bellucci et al., 2010; Fletschner, 2009; Morrison et al., 2007; Treichel and Scott, 2006).”