Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (Statistics in Society)· 2026Q1
Women’s rights and global development policy
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Gender-marked development aid is linked to legal reforms expanding women's economic rights and increasing their employment in the industrial sector in aid-eligible countries.
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Key points
- Gender-marked development aid is associated with legal reforms that expand women's economic rights.
- Aid positively impacts women's employment in the industrial sector.
- No comparable employment effects were found in the services or agricultural sectors.
- The study used a panel fixed effects model and a shift-share instrumental variable approach.
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Abstract
Abstract This study examines the effects of gender-marked bilateral development aid on women’s legal rights and economic participation in aid-eligible countries from 1990 to 2021. Using a panel dataset that combines gender-marked aid flows with data from the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law database, we employ two complementary empirical strategies—a panel fixed effects model with unit-specific trends and a shift-share instrumental variable approach. Our results indicate that gender-marked aid contributes to legal reforms that expand women’s economic rights. We also find evidence of a positive link to women’s employment in the industrial sector, while finding no comparable effects in the services or agricultural sectors. Overall, the findings suggest that targeted development aid can play a significant role in advancing gender-equal legal frameworks and promoting women’s economic participation.
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