CHASP Research Links Girls? Education and Economic Development
Findings from CHASP Professor Jane Lincove's research about the effect of economic development on women's participation in the labor force in developing countries will be published in the Journal of Developing Areas in April. Her article, "Growth, Girls' Education, and Female Labor: A Longitudinal Analysis," may have experts reevaluating the role of women in growing economies.
"Development experts believe that female labor force participation has a U-shaped relationship with economic growth, with women leaving the labor market as countries grow from low to middle income," says Dr. Lincove. "International longitudinal data shows, however, that with gains in female education, women's labor force participation actually grows as economies develop." Such research could lend support for improving the education of girls as a way to support economic growth in developing countries.
A copy of Dr. Lincove's article will be posted at the United States Agency for International Development EdData site after it is published. For additional information, contact Dr. Lincove.
