Gender equality, economic growth, and poverty in Côte d’Ivoire: A quantitative analysis

Franck M. Adoho and Barış Alpaslan

Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2024, vol. 68, issue C, 371-383

Abstract: In this paper, we develop a three-period gender-based Overlapping Generations (OLG) model of economic growth for Côte d’Ivoire in which life expectancy is endogenized and the rate of change of the poverty rate is linked to the growth rate of output per capita. We then calibrate the model using the country-specific calibration data to illustrate the role of public policies in the model, and its implications for long-term growth, gender equality, and poverty in Côte d’Ivoire. To this end, we discuss three sets of quantitative experiments: broad-based development policies (increase in education spending and infrastructure investment, and governance reform), gender-based policies (reduction in gender bias in the market place, increase in women’s bargaining power, and reduction in family bias against girls’ education), and a composite reform program (combination of pro-growth, pro-gender policies). Overall, our findings suggest that Côte d’Ivoire could achieve better growth and poverty outcomes if the country could implement a composite reform program that includes comprehensive development and gender-based policies.

Keywords: Three-period gender-based OLG model; Life expectancy; Poverty; Côte d’ivoire (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I25 J16 O41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.strueco.2023.10.008

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