The impact of gender equality on education inequality: a global analysis based on GMM dynamic panel estimation

Gender and education inequalities are a widespread phenomenon. This study investigates the impact of gender equality and its sub-indices on education inequality using panel data of 103 countries, over the period 2006-2014. Results reveal, by employing the System Generalize Method of Moment (Sys-GMM)...

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Main Authors: Baloch, Amdadullah, Mohd Noor, Zaleha, Habibullah, Muzafar Shah, Mhd Bani, Nor Yasmin
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2017
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Mohd Noor, Zaleha
Habibullah, Muzafar Shah
Mhd Bani, Nor Yasmin
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description Gender and education inequalities are a widespread phenomenon. This study investigates the impact of gender equality and its sub-indices on education inequality using panel data of 103 countries, over the period 2006-2014. Results reveal, by employing the System Generalize Method of Moment (Sys-GMM) estimation method, gender equality and its subindices of gender equality; health and survival, economic participation and opportunity and political empowerment gender equality exert a significant negative effect on education inequality, indicating that higher gender equality between males and females results in lower education inequality. GDP per capita, schooling and democracy have a negative and significant effect on education inequality. Conversely, unemployment, population density and dependency have a positive and significant impact on education distribution. Finally, the result implies that higher gender equality is the primary pathway to lower education inequality or achieving greater fairness in education access.
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spelling upm-653572018-10-05T07:45:23Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65357/ The impact of gender equality on education inequality: a global analysis based on GMM dynamic panel estimation Baloch, Amdadullah Mohd Noor, Zaleha Habibullah, Muzafar Shah Mhd Bani, Nor Yasmin Gender and education inequalities are a widespread phenomenon. This study investigates the impact of gender equality and its sub-indices on education inequality using panel data of 103 countries, over the period 2006-2014. Results reveal, by employing the System Generalize Method of Moment (Sys-GMM) estimation method, gender equality and its subindices of gender equality; health and survival, economic participation and opportunity and political empowerment gender equality exert a significant negative effect on education inequality, indicating that higher gender equality between males and females results in lower education inequality. GDP per capita, schooling and democracy have a negative and significant effect on education inequality. Conversely, unemployment, population density and dependency have a positive and significant impact on education distribution. Finally, the result implies that higher gender equality is the primary pathway to lower education inequality or achieving greater fairness in education access. Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65357/1/%288%29%20IJEM%20%28S3%29%202017%20THE%20IMPACT%20OF%20GENDER%20EQUALITY%20ON%20EDUCATION%20INEQUALITY.pdf Baloch, Amdadullah and Mohd Noor, Zaleha and Habibullah, Muzafar Shah and Mhd Bani, Nor Yasmin (2017) The impact of gender equality on education inequality: a global analysis based on GMM dynamic panel estimation. International Journal of Economics and Management, 11 (S3). pp. 691-714. ISSN 1823-836X; ESSN: 2600-9390 http://www.ijem.upm.edu.my/vol11noS3/(8)%20IJEM%20(S3)%202017%20THE%20IMPACT%20OF%20GENDER%20EQUALITY%20ON%20EDUCATION%20INEQUALITY.pdf
spellingShingle Baloch, Amdadullah
Mohd Noor, Zaleha
Habibullah, Muzafar Shah
Mhd Bani, Nor Yasmin
The impact of gender equality on education inequality: a global analysis based on GMM dynamic panel estimation
title The impact of gender equality on education inequality: a global analysis based on GMM dynamic panel estimation
title_full The impact of gender equality on education inequality: a global analysis based on GMM dynamic panel estimation
title_fullStr The impact of gender equality on education inequality: a global analysis based on GMM dynamic panel estimation
title_full_unstemmed The impact of gender equality on education inequality: a global analysis based on GMM dynamic panel estimation
title_short The impact of gender equality on education inequality: a global analysis based on GMM dynamic panel estimation
title_sort impact of gender equality on education inequality: a global analysis based on gmm dynamic panel estimation
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