Premium
The Impact of the Sectoral Allocation of Foreign aid on Gender Inequality
Author(s) -
Pickbourn Lynda,
Ndikumana Léonce
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/jid.3213
Subject(s) - inequality , gender inequality , human development (humanity) , literacy rate , per capita , gender equality , economics , demographic economics , development economics , economic growth , per capita income , literacy , economic inequality , developing country , political science , sociology , demography , gender studies , mathematical analysis , population , mathematics
Abstract While many developing countries have made progress in human development, gender equality remains a challenge for most. This study uses data on bilateral official aid disbursements from the OECD Development Assistance Committee (OECD‐DAC) to examine the impact of aid and its sectoral allocation on overall gender inequality as well as on gender inequality in health and education. We find that the impact of aid on gender inequality is dependent on initial human development and per capita income. However, increased aid to the health and education sectors appears to be effective in reducing maternal mortality and gender inequality in youth literacy regardless of initial conditions. © 2016 UNU‐WIDER. Journal of International Development published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.