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Gender Inequality And Economic Development In The Mena Region

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  • Mohammad ALAWIN
  • Nour SBITANY

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The main purpose of this paper is to examine whether the relationship between economic development and gender inequality in the MENA Region represents an S-Shape Kuznets Curve (A non-monotonic relationship). In order to identify the nature of this relationship, we will analyze a data set covering 17 countries over the period (1991–2015) using panel data model. Analysis results show that there is a linear, not a curvilinear, relationship between economic development and Life Expectancy at Birth, Maternal Mortality Ratio, and Female Employment in Services. On the other hand, the results prove that there is a curvilinear relationship (S-Shape Kuznets Curve) would exist between economic development and two indicators of gender inequality; Female Labor Force Participation and Female Unemployment Rate.

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  • Mohammad ALAWIN & Nour SBITANY, 2019. "Gender Inequality And Economic Development In The Mena Region," Applied Econometrics and International Development, Euro-American Association of Economic Development, vol. 19(1), pages 81-96.
    • Handle: RePEc:eaa:aeinde:v:19:y:2019:i:1_6
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