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Gender in growth theory

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Gender relations have changed fundamentally in the course of economic growth. Compared to a hundred years ago, European women and men do different kinds of work, live together in a different way and have fewer children. It might be less obvious, however, that gender relations can in turn have an impact on economic growth. But the growth record of Germany, for example, would probably not have been the same if women had not entered the labour market in great numbers.

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    Marianne Saam

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Saam, M. (2003). Gender in growth theory. In: Pasero, U. (eds) Gender — from Costs to Benefits. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-80475-4_3

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