
Inequality, Gender Gaps and Economic Growth : Comparative Evidence for Sub-Saharan Africa »
Journal Issue
Volume/Issue: 2016/111
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Dalia Hakura , Mumtaz Hussain , Monique Newiak , Vimal Thakoor , and Fan Yang
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 June 2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484382349.001
ISBN: 9781484382349
Keywords: Income inequality, gender inequality, economic growth, and sub-Saharan Africa
A growing body of empirical evidence suggests that inequality-income or gender related-can impede economic growth. Using dynamic panel regressions and new time series data, this paper finds that both income and gen...