01852cas a2200277 a 4500 AALejournalIMF016961 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498367738 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Kazandjian, Romina. Gender Equality and Economic Diversification / Romina Kazandjian, Lisa Kolovich, Kalpana Kochhar, Monique Newiak. 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 We show that gender inequality decreases the variety of goods countries produce and export, in particular in low-income and developing countries. We argue that this happens through at least two channels: first, gender gaps in opportunity, such as lower educational enrollment rates for girls than for boys, harm diversification by constraining the potential pool of human capital available in an economy. Second, gender gaps in the labor market impede the development of new ideas by decreasing the efficiency of the labor force. Our empirical estimates support these hypotheses, providing evidence that gender-friendly policies could help countries diversify their economies. Mode of access: Internet Kochhar, Kalpana. Kolovich, Lisa. Newiak, Monique. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2016/140 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2016/140/001.2016.issue-140-en.xml IMF e-Library