Class 1 - Incorporating a gender perspective into economic research - macro focus
Channel: PEP
Date: 06/01/2021

PEP online course: Gender Analysis in Economic Policy Research

Class 1 - Incorporating a gender perspective into economic research - macro focus

Macroeconomic policies implemented within gendered economic structures a. distribution of costs and benefits between different groups of women and men, and b. achievement of macroeconomic objectives.
1. Core principles of feminist economics and its relevance for macroeconomics.
2. Understanding the economy as a gendered structure:
    - Concepts
    - Data
3. Analyzing multiple linkages between macroeconomic policies and gender inequalities:
    - Variety of macro-policies
    - Two-way causality
    - Formal models and analytical frameworks

References
    • Elson, D. (1995) “Male bias in macro-economics: the case of structural adjustment” in Elson, D. (ed) Male Bias in the Development Process, 2n edition Manchester University Press, Chapter 7 pp. 164-190
    • Seguino, S. (2019): Engendering Macroeconomic Theory and Policy, Feminist Economics.