02277cas a2200277 a 4500 AALejournalIMF016830 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484382349 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Hakura, Dalia. Inequality, Gender Gaps and Economic Growth : Comparative Evidence for Sub-Saharan Africa / Dalia Hakura, Mumtaz Hussain, Monique Newiak, Vimal Thakoor. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016. 1 online resource (29 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students 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 gender inequalities, including from legal gender-based restrictions, are jointly negatively associated with per capita GDP growth. Examining the relationship for countries at different stages of development, we find that this effect prevails mainly in lower income countries. In particular, per capita income growth in sub-Saharan Africa could be higher by as much as 0.9 percentage points on average if inequality was reduced to the levels observed in the fastgrowing emerging Asian countries. High levels of income inequality in sub-Saharan Africa appear partly driven by structural features. However, the paper's findings show that policies that influence the opportunities of low-income households and women to participate in economic activities also matter and, therefore, if well-designed and targeted, could play a role in alleviating inequalities. Mode of access: Internet Hussain, Mumtaz. Newiak, Monique. Thakoor, Vimal. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2016/111 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2016/111/001.2016.issue-111-en.xml IMF e-Library