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Does Gender Equality Matter for Regional Growth and Income Inequality? An Empirical Analysis for the Indian States
Author(s) -
Nandan Amit,
Mallick Hrushikesh
Publication year - 2020
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.3460
Subject(s) - economics , per capita income , per capita , inequality , human capital , demographic economics , economic inequality , investment (military) , development economics , gender equality , government (linguistics) , gender inequality , economic growth , political science , sociology , demography , gender studies , mathematical analysis , population , linguistics , philosophy , mathematics , politics , law
Abstract This study aims to address two key research issues: (i) whether gender equality promotes economic growth across Indian states and (ii) whether interstate differences in gender equality can explain per capita income disparities among the Indian states. Controlling for the relevant key factors such as components of government developmental expenditures, private investment, human capital formation and institutional quality in a regional growth model, our empirical findings confirm that gender equality leads to economic growth and that interstate differences in gender equality lead to disparities in per capita income among the Indian states. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.