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| Title: | | The construction of the social institutions and gender index (SIGI)  |
| Authors: | | Branisa, Boris Klasen, Stephan Ziegler, Maria |
| Issue Date: | | 2009 |
| Series/Report no.: | | Discussion papers, Ibero America Institute for Economic Research 184 |
| Abstract: | | In this paper we construct the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) using variables of the OECD Gender, Institutions and Development database. Instead of measuring gender inequalities in education, health, economic or political participation, the SIGI allows a new perspective on gender issues. It is a composite measure of social institutions which are mirrored by societal practices and legal norms that produce inequalities between women and men in non-OECD countries. Empirical results confirm that the SIGI provides additional information to that of other wellknown gender-related indices. |
| Subjects: | | SIGI Composite index Gender inequality Social institutions OECD-GID database |
| JEL: | | D63 I39 J16 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | Discussion Papers, IAI, Universität Göttingen
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