2012
DOI: 10.1257/jel.50.4.1051
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Women Empowerment and Economic Development

Abstract: Women empowerment and economic development are closely related: in one direction, development alone can play a major role in driving down inequality between men and women; in the other direction, empowering women may benefit development. Does this imply that pushing just one of these two levers would set a virtuous circle in motion? This paper reviews the literature on both sides of the empowerment—development nexus, and argues that the interrelationships are probably too weak to be self-sustaining, and that c… Show more

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“…Consequently, our theory provides an explanation for why empirical studies sometimes find only weak or insignificant effects of female empowerment on economic development (cf. Duflo, 2012). For countries, in which male and female preferences differ to a large extent, in contrast, the theory predicts a strong causal effect of female empowerment on economic development and empowerment constitutes a strong lever for economic policy to achieve both goals, development and gender equity.…”
Section: Empowerment and Educationmentioning
confidence: 98%
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“…Consequently, our theory provides an explanation for why empirical studies sometimes find only weak or insignificant effects of female empowerment on economic development (cf. Duflo, 2012). For countries, in which male and female preferences differ to a large extent, in contrast, the theory predicts a strong causal effect of female empowerment on economic development and empowerment constitutes a strong lever for economic policy to achieve both goals, development and gender equity.…”
Section: Empowerment and Educationmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Encouraging female empowerment is therefore, apart from gender-equity reasons, in the own long-run interest of males (cf. Duflo, 2012).…”
Section: Empowerment and Educationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In den Anfängen des Geburtenrückgangs führt ein höheres Bildungsniveau dazu, dass die Anzahl der Kinder überhaupt erst als auf einer persönlichen Entscheidung beruhend wahrgenommen wird (Coale, 1973). Bildung bewirkt aber auch empowerment und stärkt Mitspracherechte, insbesondere von Frauen und Mädchen, deren Position innerhalb von Familie und Gesellschaft vielerorts jener der Männer untergeordnet ist (Duflo, 2012). Durch Zugang zu Bildung erhöht sich zudem die Frauenerwerbsquote, worauf die Geburtenraten sinken, weil die Opportunitätskosten einer weiteren Geburt nun höher ausfallen (Becker, 1981, Schultz, 2001.…”
Section: Geringeres Bevölkerungswachstum Als Auswirkung Der Sdgsunclassified
“…Research shows that women as policymakers make different decisions to men [10]. Women prefer policies that better reflect their own priorities, including child health and family nutrition, as well as policies that increase their bargaining position within the household, improve their rights in case of divorce, and raise their chances to access the labor market.…”
Section: The Benefits Of Gender Diversitymentioning
confidence: 99%