HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES AND GENDER GAPS
Keywords:
Humаn cаpitаl, HCI, gender gaps, girls’ education, female life expectancy, developing country.Abstract
This аrticle examines the impact of gender gaps in human capital on economic growth. This paper contributes to the literature on gender inequality and economic growth making a step forward in causal inference by focusing on a particular channel through which higher gender equality may support economic growth: by allocating female labor to its more productive use.
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