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Growth, Attitudes towards Women, and Women's Welfare

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  • Ann L. Owen
  • Rongling You

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The authors find that attitudes towards women are more progressive as per capita income rises and that the quality and quantity of women's human capital increases with per capita income. Prior to presenting these empirical results, the authors first demonstrate the importance of these relationships with a simple model that shows how a feedback loop between attitudes towards women, investment in women's human capital, and income affects the dynamic path of the economy. Depending on the nature of the relationship between per capita income and attitudes towards women, they identify the possibility of a gender‐equity poverty trap. Finally, they extend the model to show the dynamic interplay between attitudes towards women, income, and fertility.

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  • Ann L. Owen & Rongling You, 2009. "Growth, Attitudes towards Women, and Women's Welfare," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 13(1), pages 134-150, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:rdevec:v:13:y:2009:i:1:p:134-150
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9361.2008.00466.x
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