This book investigates the barriers to women’s economic empowerment in the Global South. Drawing on evidence from a wide range of countries, the book outlines

Women make up a little over half of the world’s population, but their contribution to measured economic activity and growth is far below its potential. Despit

Around the world, there are concerns that many tax codes are biased against women, and that contemporary tax reforms tend to increase the incidence of taxation

We study whether higher gender equality facilitates economic growth by enabling better allocation of a valuable resource: female labor. By allocating female lab