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Foreign education, gender legal rights, and economic freedom

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  • Christina Peters
  • Maria Tackett
  • Alexandre Padilla

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Economic freedom is linked with better economic and human development outcomes. However, benefits are not evenly spread, with notable gaps in legal systems and property rights, impacting gender equality in economic freedom. Addressing the distribution of economic freedom could enhance development. This study examines foreign education's role in reducing gender disparities in economic freedom. It finds that foreign‐educated individuals influence reforms in their home countries based on gender rights experienced abroad. The extent of their influence depends on the destination country's gender disparity levels and their progress over time.

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  • Christina Peters & Maria Tackett & Alexandre Padilla, 2025. "Foreign education, gender legal rights, and economic freedom," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 43(4), pages 669-697, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:coecpo:v:43:y:2025:i:4:p:669-697
    DOI: 10.1111/coep.12698
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