Gender Equality and Economic Diversification /

We show that gender inequality decreases the variety of goods countries produce and export, in particular in low-income and developing countries. We argue that this happens through at least two channels: first, gender gaps in opportunity, such as lower educational enrollment rates for girls than for...

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Autor Principal: Kazandjian, Romina
Outros autores: Kochhar, Kalpana, Kolovich, Lisa, Newiak, Monique
Formato: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2016/140
Acceso en liña:Full text available on IMF