Gender Wage Inequality and Economic Growth: Is There Really a Puzzle?-A Comment |
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Authors: | Schober Thomas Winter-Ebmer Rudolf |
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Institution: | University of Linz, Austria. |
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Abstract: | Seguino (2000) shows that gender wage discrimination in export-oriented semi-industrialized countries might be fostering investment and growth in general. While the original analysis does not have internationally comparable wage discrimination data, we replicate the analysis using data from a meta-study on gender wage discrimination and do not find any evidence that more discrimination might further economic growth-on the contrary: if anything the impact of gender inequality is negative for growth. Standing up for more gender equality-also in terms of wages-is good for equity considerations and at least not negative for growth. |
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