abstract: 'Latin America experienced a decline in household income inequality in

  the 2000s, in sharp contrast to growing inequality in other regions of

  the world. This has been attributed to macroeconomic policy, social

  spending, and increased returns to education. This paper explores this

  issue from a gender perspective by econometrically evaluating how

  changes in economic structure and policy have impacted gendered

  employment and unemployment rates, as well as gender inequality in these

  variables, using country-level panel data for a set of 18 Latin American

  countries between 1990 and 2010. Three variables stand out as having

  consistent gender-equalizing effects in the labor market: social

  spending, minimum wages, and public investment. Less important or

  consistent were the effects of external factors (such as terms of

  trade), economic structure, and GDP growth.'
affiliation: 'Braunstein, E (Corresponding Author), Colorado State Univ, Dept Econ,
  Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA.

  Braunstein, Elissa, Colorado State Univ, Dept Econ, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA.

  Seguino, Stephanie, Univ Vermont, Dept Econ, Burlington, VT USA.'
author: Braunstein, Elissa and Seguino, Stephanie
author_list:
- family: Braunstein
  given: Elissa
- family: Seguino
  given: Stephanie
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.4337/roke.2018.03.02
eissn: 2049-5331
files: []
issn: 2049-5323
journal: REVIEW OF KEYNESIAN ECONOMICS
keywords: Latin America; gender; labor markets; minimum wage; government spending
keywords-plus: DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES; GROWTH
language: English
month: JUL
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '37'
pages: 307-332
papis_id: 3e6e1f02c86f142863f2eb6b8c964f7d
ref: Braunstein2018impacteconomic
times-cited: '14'
title: The impact of economic policy and structural change on gender employment inequality
  in Latin America, 1990-2010
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000439426500002
usage-count-last-180-days: '4'
usage-count-since-2013: '10'
volume: '6'
web-of-science-categories: Economics
year: '2018'