Does Gender Equality Promote Happiness in Developing Countries?

Hermann Ndoya, Marie-Laure Belomo, Donald Ferdinand Okere and Michael Brice Talla

Journal of Economic Issues, 2024, vol. 58, issue 1, 59-84

Abstract: Gender equality and happiness are both of concern to academics, governments, and policymakers. Using data from a sample of eighty-four developing and emerging countries over the period 2006–2018, this article analyzes the impact of gender equality on happiness. By applying an instrumental variable approach, the results show that gender equality increases happiness in developing and emerging countries. Further investigations show that, the magnitude of the effect of gender equality on happiness is higher in democratic or high-income countries than in non-democratic or low-income countries. The results are robust to disaggregated measures of gender equality, excluding outliers, estimation strategies and indicate a positive relationship between gender equality and life satisfaction.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/00213624.2024.2307788

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