Bloom, D.E, Kuh, M and Prettner, K.
The contribution of female health to economic development - The Economic Journal - 130(630), Aug, 2020: p.1650-1677
We analyse the economic consequences for poor countries of investing in female health within a unified growth model featuring health-related gender differences in productivity. Better female health accelerates the demographic transition and thereby the take-off towards sustained economic growth. By contrast, male health improvements delay the transition and take-off because they tend to raise fertility. However, households tend to prefer male health improvements over female health improvements because they imply a larger static utility gain. This highlights the existence of a dynamic trade-off between the short-run interests of households and long-run development goals. – Reproduced
Female health, Gender differences, Productivity, Economic growth
The contribution of female health to economic development - The Economic Journal - 130(630), Aug, 2020: p.1650-1677
We analyse the economic consequences for poor countries of investing in female health within a unified growth model featuring health-related gender differences in productivity. Better female health accelerates the demographic transition and thereby the take-off towards sustained economic growth. By contrast, male health improvements delay the transition and take-off because they tend to raise fertility. However, households tend to prefer male health improvements over female health improvements because they imply a larger static utility gain. This highlights the existence of a dynamic trade-off between the short-run interests of households and long-run development goals. – Reproduced
Female health, Gender differences, Productivity, Economic growth