Gender Inequality and Trade

Matthias Busse and Christian Spielmann

No 308, HWWA Discussion Papers from Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWA)

Abstract: The paper empirically explores the international linkages between gender inequality and trade flows of a sample of 92 developed and developing countries. The focus is on comparative advantage in labour-intensive manufactured goods. The results indicate that gender wage inequality is positively associated with comparative advantage in labour-intensive goods, that is, countries with a larger gender wage gap have higher exports of these goods. Also, gender inequality in labour force activity rates and educational attainment rates are negatively linked with comparative advantage in labour-intensive commodities.

Keywords: Gender Inequality; Trade; Comparative Advantage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F11 F16 J70 J80 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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