Educación femenina y crecimiento económico en América Latina; un análisis por niveles de ingreso per cápita

Abstract

Abstract: This research analyzes the impact of female education on economic growth measured through GDP per capita, literacy, school enrollment, fertility and female labor force in Latin America, classified by income level in the period 2000-2018; for this, based on a theoretical and empirical literature, economic modeling of panel data with random effects is carried out; having as a that the variables analyzed are statistically significant for the annual growthofGDP per capitaonly in economies with a high incomelevel; in other words, when faced with thehigh levels of female education, theyemploy thelabor force participation rates, since the increase in female schooling leads to qualified women who can enterthe labor market, improveincome;andin turn, reduce fertility ratesandinfant mortality, thus contributing torapid economic growth. Therefore, female education plays a fundamental role in economic growth and development, due to its quasi-determining position in the quality of standard of living of societies.