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100			_aKlasen, Stephan
245			_aLow schooling for girls, slower growth for all? Cross-country evidence on the effect of gender inequality in education on economic development
260			_c2002
300			_ap.345-73.
520			_aUsing cross-country and panel regressions, this article investigates how gender inequality in education affects long-term economic growth. Such inequality is found to have an effect on economic growth that is robust to changes in specifications and controls for potential endogeneities. The results suggest that gender inequality in education directly affects economic growth by lowering the average level of human capital. In addition, growth is indirectly affected through the impact of gender inequality on investment and population growth. Some 0.4-0.9 percentage points of differences in annual per capita growth rates between East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East can be accounted for by differences in gender gaps in education between these regions. - Reproduced.
650			_aEconomic and social development
650			_aGirls education
773			_aWorld Bank Economic Review
909			_a55960
999			_c55960 _d55960