Economic Growth and Gender Division of Labor with Creativity, Knowledge Utilization, and Capital Accumulation

The main purpose of this study is to examine how gender division of labor interacts with economic growth with endogenous capital and knowledge. The model describes a dynamic interdependence among wealth accumulation, knowledge accumulation, and gender division of labor under perfect economic competition. To deal with the complicated issues related to growth with gender, we build the model on the basis of the neoclassical growth theory, gender economics and new growth theory. The growth mechanism of capital accumulation is based on the Solow model and knowledge dynamics is based on the learning-by-doing model by Arrow. The modeling of time distribution of man and woman is influenced by Becker's approaches. By applying an alternative approach to household behavior, we synthesize these forces of economic growth with gender in an integrated manner. We examine dynamic properties of the model and simulate the model. The dynamic system has either a unique equilibrium or multiple equilibrium points, depending on creativity and knowledge utilization efficiency of man and woman. By simulation, we also examine how the economic variables are affected by changes in the parameters such as the propensities to save and to work, creativity, and knowledge utilization efficiency.