Like every Friday, based on Raj Nallari and Breda Griffith's lecture notes.
Measuring Gender Inequalities
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Prof. Barbara Fraumeni will present her online course "National Income Statistics" from Feb. 29 - March 21 at statistics.com. Participants can interact with Prof. Fraumeni over a period of 3 weeks via a private discussion board. As usual on Fridays, based on Raj Nallari and Breda Griffith's lecture notes. The January issue of Poverty in Focus, the International Poverty Center's publication, is totally devoted to studying Gender Equality and its impact on Poverty.
If you want to read more about this, our Fridays Academy series in this blog is currently (every Friday) looking at Gender and Macroeconomics. Many of the papers presented during this year's American Economic Association Conference are available on-line. (via Trade Diversion) As usual on Fridays, based on Raj Nallari and Breda Griffith's lecture notes. Gender and Macroeconomics As noted before, a simultaneous relationship characterizes gender inequalities and economic growth. Empirical studies have shown that economic growth benefits gender inequalities while gender inequalities also hinder economic growth. We already mentioned the Democratic Presidential Candidates' plans for Global Development if elected President (or when elected President, as one of them prefers to say). At the ONE campaign's website "On the Record", you can check and compare the candidates' (Democratic and Republican) pledges.
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