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Record Nr.

UNINA9910973350803321

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

9786613821997

9781462319527

1462319521

9781452720876

1452720878

9781282541375

1282541374

9781451909463

1451909462

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (70 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Soggetti

Macroeconomics - Economic policy

Economics

Demand and Supply of Labor: General

Economics of Gender

Education

Education: General

Gender inequality

Gender Studies

Gender studies

Gender studies, gender groups

Gender

Income economics

Labor market

Labor markets

Labor

Labour

Non-labor Discrimination

Sex discrimination

Sex role

Social discrimination & equal treatment

Women & girls

Women



Women's Studies

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.