Gender inequality and economic development in the Mena region

• Mohammad Alawin ^[1] ; Nour Sbitany ^[2]
  1. [1] Kuwait University

     Kuwait University

     Kuwait

     
  2. [2] University of Jordan

     University of Jordan

     Jordania

     
• Localización: Applied econometrics and international development, ISSN 1578-4487, Vol. 19, Nº. 1, 2019, págs. 81-94
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The main purpose of this paper is to examine whether the relationship between economic development and gender inequality in the MENA Region represents an S-Shape Kuznets Curve (A non-monotonic relationship). In order to identify the nature of this relationship, we will analyze a data set covering 17 countries over the period (1991–2015) using panel data model. Analysis results show that there is a linear, not a curvilinear, relationship between economic development and Life Expectancy at Birth, Maternal Mortality Ratio, and Female Employment in Services. On the other hand, the results prove that there is a curvilinear relationship (S-Shape Kuznets Curve) would exist between economic development and two indicators of gender inequality; Female Labor Force Participation and Female Unemployment Rate