Gender Equality and Economic Growth in Brazil
This note studies the long-run impacts of policies aimed at fostering gender equality on economic growth in Brazil. After a brief review of gender issues in Brazil, this note describes a framework for quantifying the growth effects of gender-based...
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okr-10986-170272021-04-23T14:03:33Z Gender Equality and Economic Growth in Brazil Agénor, Pierre-Richard Canuto, Otaviano ADULTHOOD ANTIDISCRIMINATION CHILD CARE CHILD REARING CHILDHOOD DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS EDUCATED MOTHERS EFFECTS OF GENDER EQUAL PAY EQUAL WORK FAMILIES FAMILY INCOME FAMILY PREFERENCE FAMILY RESOURCES FATHERS FEMALE FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FEMALES FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS FLEXIBLE WORKING ARRANGEMENTS GENDER GENDER BIAS GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUALITY ISSUES GENDER GAP GENDER GAPS GENDER GAPS IN ACCESS GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER ISSUES GENDER PERSPECTIVE GENDER PERSPECTIVES GIRLS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH CARE HOME HOUSEHOLD CHORES HUMAN CAPITAL HUSBAND ILLITERACY IMPACTS OF POLICIES INCOME INEQUALITY INEQUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LAWS LEVELS OF EDUCATION MALE PARTICIPATION MEDICINE NATIONAL PLAN POLICIES ON GENDER POLICY ANALYSIS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER PREGNANCY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PROPORTION OF WOMEN PUBLIC POLICY PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY ROLE OF GENDER SKILL LEVEL SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL PROGRAMS SPOUSES TERTIARY EDUCATION UNEMPLOYMENT UNITED NATIONS WAGE GAP WIFE WORKFORCE WORKING WOMEN This note studies the long-run impacts of policies aimed at fostering gender equality on economic growth in Brazil. After a brief review of gender issues in Brazil, this note describes a framework for quantifying the growth effects of gender-based policies in developing economies. The analysis is based on a computable overlapping generations (OLG) model that accounts for the impact of access to infrastructure on women's time allocation, as well as human capital accumulation, inter- and intra-generational health externalities, and bargaining between spouses. The model is calibrated for Brazil and is used to conduct two experiments, the first involving improved access to infrastructure, and the second a reduction in gender bias in the marketplace. The key lesson of these experiments, is that fostering gender equality, which may depend significantly on the externalities that infrastructure creates in terms of women's time allocation and bargaining power, can have a substantial impact on long-run growth in Brazil. 2014-02-12T17:18:53Z 2014-02-12T17:18:53Z 2013-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/03/17423390/gender-equality-economic-growth-brazil http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17027 English en_US Economic premise;no. 109 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Brazil |
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ADULTHOOD ANTIDISCRIMINATION CHILD CARE CHILD REARING CHILDHOOD DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS EDUCATED MOTHERS EFFECTS OF GENDER EQUAL PAY EQUAL WORK FAMILIES FAMILY INCOME FAMILY PREFERENCE FAMILY RESOURCES FATHERS FEMALE FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FEMALES FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS FLEXIBLE WORKING ARRANGEMENTS GENDER GENDER BIAS GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUALITY ISSUES GENDER GAP GENDER GAPS GENDER GAPS IN ACCESS GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER ISSUES GENDER PERSPECTIVE GENDER PERSPECTIVES GIRLS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH CARE HOME HOUSEHOLD CHORES HUMAN CAPITAL HUSBAND ILLITERACY IMPACTS OF POLICIES INCOME INEQUALITY INEQUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LAWS LEVELS OF EDUCATION MALE PARTICIPATION MEDICINE NATIONAL PLAN POLICIES ON GENDER POLICY ANALYSIS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER PREGNANCY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PROPORTION OF WOMEN PUBLIC POLICY PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY ROLE OF GENDER SKILL LEVEL SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL PROGRAMS SPOUSES TERTIARY EDUCATION UNEMPLOYMENT UNITED NATIONS WAGE GAP WIFE WORKFORCE WORKING WOMEN |
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ADULTHOOD ANTIDISCRIMINATION CHILD CARE CHILD REARING CHILDHOOD DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS EDUCATED MOTHERS EFFECTS OF GENDER EQUAL PAY EQUAL WORK FAMILIES FAMILY INCOME FAMILY PREFERENCE FAMILY RESOURCES FATHERS FEMALE FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FEMALES FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS FLEXIBLE WORKING ARRANGEMENTS GENDER GENDER BIAS GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUALITY ISSUES GENDER GAP GENDER GAPS GENDER GAPS IN ACCESS GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER ISSUES GENDER PERSPECTIVE GENDER PERSPECTIVES GIRLS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH CARE HOME HOUSEHOLD CHORES HUMAN CAPITAL HUSBAND ILLITERACY IMPACTS OF POLICIES INCOME INEQUALITY INEQUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LAWS LEVELS OF EDUCATION MALE PARTICIPATION MEDICINE NATIONAL PLAN POLICIES ON GENDER POLICY ANALYSIS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER PREGNANCY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PROPORTION OF WOMEN PUBLIC POLICY PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY ROLE OF GENDER SKILL LEVEL SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL PROGRAMS SPOUSES TERTIARY EDUCATION UNEMPLOYMENT UNITED NATIONS WAGE GAP WIFE WORKFORCE WORKING WOMEN Agénor, Pierre-Richard Canuto, Otaviano Gender Equality and Economic Growth in Brazil |
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Latin America & Caribbean Brazil |
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Economic premise;no. 109 |
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This note studies the long-run impacts
of policies aimed at fostering gender equality on economic
growth in Brazil. After a brief review of gender issues in
Brazil, this note describes a framework for quantifying the
growth effects of gender-based policies in developing
economies. The analysis is based on a computable overlapping
generations (OLG) model that accounts for the impact of
access to infrastructure on women's time allocation, as
well as human capital accumulation, inter- and
intra-generational health externalities, and bargaining
between spouses. The model is calibrated for Brazil and is
used to conduct two experiments, the first involving
improved access to infrastructure, and the second a
reduction in gender bias in the marketplace. The key lesson
of these experiments, is that fostering gender equality,
which may depend significantly on the externalities that
infrastructure creates in terms of women's time
allocation and bargaining power, can have a substantial
impact on long-run growth in Brazil. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Agénor, Pierre-Richard Canuto, Otaviano |
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Agénor, Pierre-Richard Canuto, Otaviano |
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Agénor, Pierre-Richard |
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Gender Equality and Economic Growth in Brazil |
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Gender Equality and Economic Growth in Brazil |
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Gender Equality and Economic Growth in Brazil |
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Gender Equality and Economic Growth in Brazil |
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Gender Equality and Economic Growth in Brazil |
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gender equality and economic growth in brazil |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/03/17423390/gender-equality-economic-growth-brazil http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17027 |
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