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100 1  Branisa Caballero, Boris,|eauthor. 
245 10 Social institutions, gender inequality, and regional 
       convergence in developing countries /|cBoris Branisa 
       Caballero. 
264  1 Frankfurt am Main ;|aNew York :|bPeter Lang,|c©2012. 
300    1 online resource (xxiv, 228 pages) :|billustrations, 
       color maps. 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
347    data file|2rda 
490 1  Göttinger Studien zur Entwicklungsökonomik =|aGöttingen 
       studies in development economics,|x1439-3395 ;|vBd. 33 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-228). 
505 0  I. Social institutions and gender inequality -- 1. The 
       Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) -- 1.1. 
       Introduction -- 1.2. The Database -- 1.3. Construction of 
       the Subindices -- 1.3.1. Measuring the Association between
       Categorical Variables -- 1.3.2. Aggregating Variables to 
       Build a Subindex -- 1.4. The Social Institutions and 
       Gender Index (SIGI) -- 1.5. Results -- 1.5.1. Country 
       Rankings and Regional Patterns -- 1.5.2. Simple 
       Correlation with other Gender-related Indices -- 1.5.3. 
       Regression Analysis -- 1.6. Conclusion -- 1.7. Tables -- 
       1.8. Figures -- 2. Why care about social inst. related to 
       gender ineq. -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Social 
       Institutions and Household Decisions -- 2.2.1. Social 
       Institutions and Female Education -- 2.2.2. Social 
       Institutions and Fertility and Child Mortality Rates -- 
       2.3. Social Institutions and the Society: Governance -- 
       2.4. Data -- 2.5. Empirical estimation and Results -- 
       2.5.1. Empirical estimation -- 2.5.2. Results -- 2.6. 
       Conclusion -- 2.7. Tables -- 3. Reexamining the link 
       between gender and corruption -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2.
       Empirical Estimation and Results -- 3.2.1. Data -- 3.2.2. 
       Empirical Estimation -- 3.2.3. Results -- 3.3. Conclusion 
       -- 3.4. Tables -- 3.5. Figures -- II. Regional growth 
       convergence in Colombia -- 4. Regional convergence in 
       Colombia: Income indicators -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. 
       Motivation and Background -- 4.2.1. Economic Background --
       4.2.2. Data Issues Affecting Convergence Results in 
       Colombia -- 4.3. The Solow Model and Its Estimation -- 
       4.3.1. The Solow Model -- 4.3.2. Absolute Beta-Convergence
       -- 4.3.3. Conditional Convergence -- 4.3.4. Parameter 
       Heterogeneity: Are There Different Steady States? -- 
       4.3.5. Sigma-Convergence -- 4.4. Distributional Approach: 
       Quah's Critique -- 4.5. Empirical Estimation and Results -
       - 4.5.1. Sigma-Convergence -- 4.5.2. Absolute Beta-
       Convergence -- 4.5.3. Conditional Beta-Convergence Using 
       Control Variables -- 4.5.4. Beta-Convergence Using Time-
       Series Cross-Sectional Data -- 4.5.5. Kernel Density 
       Estimators -- 4.6. Conclusions -- 4.7. Tables -- 4.8. 
       Figures -- 5. Regional convergence in Colombia: Social 
       indicators -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Motivation -- 5.3.
       Methods for Measuring Convergence -- 5.4. Data and 
       Empirical Estimation -- 5.4.1. Data -- 5.4.2. Empirical 
       estimation -- 5.5. Results -- 5.5.1. Literacy Rate -- 
       5.5.2. Infant Survival Rate -- 5.5.3. Life Expectancy at 
       Birth -- 5.5.4. Nourishment -- 5.6. Conclusions -- 5.7. 
       Tables -- 5.8. Figures -- Appendices -- Appendix to Essay 
       1. 
588 0  Print version record. 
650  0 Social institutions|zDeveloping countries. 
650  0 Sex discrimination|zDeveloping countries. 
650  0 Economic development|zColombia. 
650  0 Convergence (Economics)|zColombia|y20th century. 
650  7 Convergence (Economics)|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00877202 
650  7 Economic development.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00901785 
650  7 Sex discrimination.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01114365 
650  7 Social institutions.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01122537 
650  7 Regionale Wirtschaftsentwicklung.|2gnd 
650  7 Konvergenz.|2gnd 
650  7 Frau.|2gnd 
650  7 Ungleichheit.|2gnd 
650  7 Institution|gSoziologie.|2gnd 
650  7 Regionale Disparität.|2gnd 
650  7 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Finance / Money 
       Management.|2bisacsh 
651  7 Colombia.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01205916 
651  7 Developing countries.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01242969 
651  7 Colombia.|2gnd 
651  7 Entwicklungsländer.|2gnd 
776 08 |iPrint version:|aBranisa Caballero, Boris.|tSocial 
       institutions, gender inequality, and regional convergence 
       in developing countries.|dFrankfurt am Main ; New York : 
       Peter Lang, ©2012|z3631614225|w(DLC)  2011279466
       |w(OCoLC)775075395 
830  0 Göttinger Studien zur Entwicklungsökonomik ;|v33. 
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