Rise of Women in Unified Growth Theory: French Development Process and Policy Implications

Chi Pui Ho

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Abstract: Rise of Women, industrialization and demographic transition are integral components in a nation’s development. We posit a two-sector unified growth model with endogenous female empowerment to study the interrelationship between women and development. Female empowerment would hamper fertility, lower agricultural employment share, and decelerate development; development that checks fertility would raise female labor-force participation and women’s (economic) power. Our model reconciles French development process during AD1400-AD2100, including women’s distinctive fall-and-rise socio-economic status, absence of a Post-Malthusian regime, fertility control and innovation’s roles in modern growth. We also study the implications for policies promoting gender equality and innovation in Madagascar today.

Keywords: Female Empowerment; Women’s Economic History; French Economic History; Unified Growth Theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E10 N10 O5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-09-04
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