… concern-- recent estimates  project that closing India’s gender gap in labor-force participation would generate a 27% … who do not participate. On a macro-level, evidence that gender equality (and more specifically, women’s increased … labor-force participation) contributes to economic growth  is strong . Yet women face discrimination and …

… an Indian labor expert and the director of the Economic Growth Center at Yale University. “In all the surveys we see, …

… on August 23, 2015.   CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Usually, economic growth in lower-middle-income countries creates more jobs for … appears to lie in the persistence of India’s traditional gender norms, which seek to ensure “purity” of women by … jobs for women, the answer for India may be expanding gender quotas in the labor market. India has already …

… Gujarat has always made progressive efforts to balance growth and environmental needs, and Ahmedabad’s emission … decreasing pollution emissions, fostering faster economic growth and clean air. With the launch of trading in … transform the trade-off between environmental quality and growth and improvement in air quality. This article is …

… on using technology to combat food insecurity in East Africa EGC Voices in Development, Episode 3 Photo by Dan … and the Lead Academic for Rwanda at the International Growth Centre (IGC). She is a Faculty Affiliate of EGC, the …

… targets, as lower-income countries are focused on economic growth,and would be less likely to set strict net zero … – after all, no country achieved economic growth without substantial energy use, and as countries get …

… are equivalent regardless of the grant or loan recipient’s gender. Low average returns of female-run enterprises … rather than women to maximize impact on microenterprise growth. What these existing studies have overlooked is that … identify the prevalent channels, we may begin closing the gender gap in microenterprise returns. Note: 1. Fafchamps …