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Bidrar jämställdhet till ekonomisk tillväxt?

Juväng, Maja LU and Bredén, Amanda LU (2022) NEKH02 20221
Department of Economics
Abstract
This paper aims to examine the relationship between economic growth and gender equality in Africa between 1995 and 2019. The chosen measurement for gender inequality is UNDP’s Gender Inequality Index, GII, which is a well established index with extensive data access. A modification of an endogenous growth model is presented. The modified model attempts to illustrate the expected relationship between gender equality and economic growth. The method of this study is three panel regressions via an econometrics programme, Gretl. The three regressions are covering different time periods and different explanatory variables depending on data availability. In addition to GII, several other variables are introduced to study if their effects on... (More)
This paper aims to examine the relationship between economic growth and gender equality in Africa between 1995 and 2019. The chosen measurement for gender inequality is UNDP’s Gender Inequality Index, GII, which is a well established index with extensive data access. A modification of an endogenous growth model is presented. The modified model attempts to illustrate the expected relationship between gender equality and economic growth. The method of this study is three panel regressions via an econometrics programme, Gretl. The three regressions are covering different time periods and different explanatory variables depending on data availability. In addition to GII, several other variables are introduced to study if their effects on economic growth are statistically significant. One regression studies the time period from 1995 to 2019, another from 2000 to 2019 and the last from 2000 to 2019 which also includes corruption. Previous empirical results on this subject demonstrate gender equality to have a positive effect on economic growth. However, the regressions of this study show it to be statistically insignificant during the given time periods and countries. (Less)
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author
Juväng, Maja LU and Bredén, Amanda LU
supervisor
organization
course
NEKH02 20221
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Economic growth, gender equality, endogenous growth model, regression analysis, Africa
language
Swedish
id
9083008
date added to LUP
2022-10-10 09:05:56
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2022-10-10 09:05:56
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  abstract     = {{This paper aims to examine the relationship between economic growth and gender equality in Africa between 1995 and 2019. The chosen measurement for gender inequality is UNDP’s Gender Inequality Index, GII, which is a well established index with extensive data access. A modification of an endogenous growth model is presented. The modified model attempts to illustrate the expected relationship between gender equality and economic growth. The method of this study is three panel regressions via an econometrics programme, Gretl. The three regressions are covering different time periods and different explanatory variables depending on data availability. In addition to GII, several other variables are introduced to study if their effects on economic growth are statistically significant. One regression studies the time period from 1995 to 2019, another from 2000 to 2019 and the last from 2000 to 2019 which also includes corruption. Previous empirical results on this subject demonstrate gender equality to have a positive effect on economic growth. However, the regressions of this study show it to be statistically insignificant during the given time periods and countries.}},
  author       = {{Juväng, Maja and Bredén, Amanda}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Bidrar jämställdhet till ekonomisk tillväxt?}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}