Gender and GDP Contributions: The Effects of Culture

dc.contributor.advisor	McGee, M. Kevin
dc.contributor.advisor	Johnson, Marianne
dc.contributor.author	Graham, Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned	2008-06-11T17:34:06Z
dc.date.available	2008-06-11T17:34:06Z
dc.date.issued	2008-06-11T17:34:06Z
dc.identifier.uri	http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/28236
dc.description	Oshkosh Scholar, Volume 3, 2008 pp. 16-25.	en
dc.description.abstract	This paper uses Ordinary Least Squares regressions to examine the cultural, demographic, and geographical sources of differences in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contributions of women. These cultural variables include religion, level of female education, fertility, political representation, and the mean age of marriage. The results show that culture has considerable explanatory power for female labor force participation rates, the gender wage gap, and women?s contributions to GDP. Surprisingly, fertility rates were not found to have any impact on women?s contributions to GDP.	en
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dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.subject	Women in culture and society	en
dc.subject	Female labor force	en
dc.subject	Gross national product--Econometric models.	en
dc.subject	Gross Domestic Product	en
dc.subject	Women -- economic conditions	en
dc.subject	Women -- Employment	en
dc.title	Gender and GDP Contributions: The Effects of Culture	en
dc.type	Article	en