Aïcha El Alaoui
Impact of women’s education on the economic growth: An empirical analysis applied to Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Egypt
paper tries examine womens education affects economic growth illustrate aim four countries cases presented morocco egypt tunisia algeria named mate motive behind choosing countries many common religious cultural norms values statistical analysis data period 19602012 shows relationship fertility rate different measures education negative averages literacy rate labour participation female less male two panel models estimated period 20002012 general panel model gender panel model first model explanatory variables introduced without genders characteristics order measure impact economic growth second model explanatory variables introduced first model genders distinguishing excluding variables measure quality governance institutional main findings womens education particularly tertiary education womens labour force participation institutional capital affect positively economic growth contrary primary secondary school enrolment negatively linked economic growth paper concludes womens tertiary education masterkey economic growth development accompanied healthy good quality institutional capital eliminating forms gender discrimination