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Economic Growth and Employment from 1990-2010

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  • Bret Anderson

    (Economics, University of Rhode Island. Kingston, RI, USA)

  • Elissa Braunstein

    (Economics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA)

Abstract

In this article we estimate the growth elasticity of employment by gender for 160 countries during 1990-2010. We then econometrically model these elasticities to draw out the structural contexts in which gendered employment outcomes respond differently to growth, including measures of economic structure, demographic change, macroeconomic stability, global stance and policy, and income distribution and institutional development. Our investigation shows that the relative size of the service sector and the ratio of female to male labor force participation are key determinants of differences in employment elasticities by gender, creating higher elasticities for women than men. We also find that the terms of global integration, as measured by the current account balance, growth in the terms of trade, and the share of foreign direct investment in investment, are important for both female and male employment elasticities.JEL Classification: O5, F4, B54

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  • Bret Anderson & Elissa Braunstein, 2013. "Economic Growth and Employment from 1990-2010," Review of Radical Political Economics, Union for Radical Political Economics, vol. 45(3), pages 269-277, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:reorpe:v:45:y:2013:i:3:p:269-277
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    1. Tabitha Knight, 2022. "Women’s Employment and Public Spending: A Cross-Country Study," International Advances in Economic Research, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 28(1), pages 1-17, May.

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    Keywords

    employment; growth; gender; elasticity; structure;
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    JEL classification:

    • O5 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies
    • F4 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance
    • B54 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches - - - Feminist Economics

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