Gender Wage Inequality and Economic Growth: Is There Really a Puzzle?

Thomas Schober and Rudolf Winter-Ebmer

No 4323, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

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.

Keywords: gender wage gap; growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19 pages
Date: 2009-07
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Published - published in: World Development, 2011, 39 (8), 1476-1484

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