Investigating the gender wealth gap in Ghana

被引:8
作者
Hillesland, Marya [1 ]
机构
[1] Amer Univ, Dept Econ, Washington, DC 20016 USA
关键词
Wealth gap; inequality; gap decomposition; Africa; Ghana; developing countries; MARRIAGE;
D O I
10.1080/13600818.2018.1498473
中图分类号
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
This article explores the determinants of the substantial wealth gap between married men and women in Ghana across the wealth distribution. The data is part of the multi-country project, The Gender Asset Gap Project, and is unique in that it contains information on asset ownership at the level of the individuals within households. The study finds a large gender wealth gap at the top of the wealth distribution and that gender differences in inheritance and educational attainment contribute to a substantial part of the gap. While several studies have explored gender earning gaps, few have looked at the composition of the gender wealth gap across the distribution at the national level. This is the first study of its kind to investigate the components of the gender wealth gap within an African country context.
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页码:63 / 78
页数:16
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