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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814670503321

Autore

Stotsky Janet

Titolo

Gender and its Relevance to Macroeconomic Policy : : A Survey / / Janet Stotsky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006

ISBN

1-4623-1952-1

1-4527-2087-8

1-282-54137-4

1-4519-0946-2

9786613821997

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (70 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Soggetti

Macroeconomics - Economic policy

Economics

Labor

Women''s Studies'

Gender Studies

Economics of Gender

Non-labor Discrimination

Demand and Supply of Labor: General

Education: General

Gender studies

women & girls

Social discrimination & equal treatment

Labour

income economics

Gender studies, gender groups

Education

Women

Gender inequality

Labor markets

Gender

Sex discrimination

Labor market

Sex role

Bangladesh



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"October 2006".

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. GENDER DIFFERENCES IN BEHAVIOR AND MACROECONOMIC OUTCOMES""; ""III. GENDER INEQUALITIES AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: A SIMULTANEOUS RELATIONSHIP""; ""IV. GENDER INEQUALITIES IN LABOR AND FINANCIAL MARKETS""; ""V. GENDER, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, AND ADJUSTMENT""; ""VI. SUMMARY OF SURVEY ON GENDER AND MACROECONOMICS""; ""REFERENCES""

Sommario/riassunto

This survey examines the implications of gender differences in economic behavior for macroeconomic policy. It finds that reducing gender inequality and improving the status of women may contribute to higher rates of economic growth and greater macroeconomic stability. Women's relative lack of opportunities in developing countries inhibits economic growth, while, at the same time, economic growth leads to a reduction in their disadvantaged condition. Equality of opportunity in labor and financial markets is critical to enabling women to take full advantage of improved macroeconomic conditions. Macroeconomic policies should take into account the benefits of reducing gender inequalities, especially in the lowest-income countries where these differences are most pronounced, and should consider the potentially harsher short-term effects of economic austerity measures on women to avoid exacerbating gender inequalities.