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Winter 2024

ISSN 0890-913X

Volume 39, Number 4

Effect of Economic Freedom on Women’s Empowerment: Empirical Evidence from Developing Countries

Derick T. Adu, Alcorn State University

Elisha K. Denkyirah, Texas Tech University

Onyedikachi E. Chike, Texas Tech University

Florence Muhoza, Texas Tech University

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Adu,DerickT.,ElishaK.Denkyirah,OnyedikachiE.Chike,andFlorenceMuhoza.2024.“EffectofEconomicFreedomonWomen’sEmpowerment:EmpiricalEvidencefromDevelopingCountries.”JournalofPrivateEnterprise,39(4):27–42.EffectofEconomicFreedomonWomen’sEmpowerment:EmpiricalEvidencefromDevelopingCountriesDerickT.AduAlcornStateUniversityUnitedStatesofAmericaElishaK.DenkyirahTexasTechUniversityUnitedStatesofAmericaOnyedikachiE.ChikeTexasTechUniversityUnitedStatesofAmericaFlorenceMuhozaTexasTechUniversityUnitedStatesofAmericaAbstractEmpoweringwomenandachievinggenderequalityareessentialfordevelopment.Althoughtherehasbeensignificantprogressingenderequalityandwomen’sempowermentunderthelawglobally,progresshasbeenslowindevelopingcountries.Thisstudyexaminestheeffectofeconomicfreedomonwomen’sempowermentin36developingcountriesusingdatafrom2000to2019.Theresultsobtainedthroughpanellogisticregressionwithfixedeffectsindicatethatdevelopingcountriescanempowerwomenandreducegenderdisparitiesthroughincreasingeconomicfreedom.Itisimportantfordevelopingcountriestoimplementpoliciesthatimproveeconomicfreedom.JELCodes:D63,I31,O43Keywords:economicfreedom;womenempowerment;genderequality;developingeconomiesI.IntroductionEmpoweringwomenandachievinggenderequalityareessentialtoattainingpeaceandstability.Althoughtherehasbeensignificant

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Title	Effect of Economic Freedom on Women’s Empowerment: Empirical Evidence from Developing Countries
Authors/Creators:	Derick T. Adu, Alcorn State University Elisha K. Denkyirah, Texas Tech University Onyedikachi E. Chike, Texas Tech University Florence Muhoza, Texas Tech University
Year:	2024
Volume:	39
Number:	4
Pages:	27 - 42
Publisher:	The Association of Private Enterprise Education
ISSN:	0890-913X
Document Type:	Articles
Keywords:	economic freedom; women empowerment; gender equality; developing economies

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T. Adu, Derick; K. Denkyirah, Elisha; E. Chike, Onyedikachi; Muhoza, Florence / 2024. "Effect of Economic Freedom on Women’s Empowerment: Empirical Evidence from Developing Countries." The Journal of Private Enterprise, 39(4): 27-42.