Bloom, D.E,  Kuh, M and  Prettner, K.  <br/><br/>
The contribution of female health to economic development  

 - The Economic Journal   
 - 130(630), Aug, 2020: p.1650-1677 
<br/><br/> 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 <br/> 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Female health, Gender differences, Productivity, Economic growth