Investments at constant (2014) prices genmain_eqpol_ebge_macro__inv

Time format:
Years
Unit:
Percentage difference from baseline (comparable)
Description:

The data shows investments forecasts from the EIGE (2017) study on the "Economic Benefits of Gender Equality in the European Union".

Investments are defined as resident producers’ investments, deducting disposals, in fixed assets during a given period. Investments also include certain additions to the value of non-produced assets realized by producers or institutional units.

Fixed assets are tangible or intangible assets produced as outputs from production processes that are used repeatedly, or continuously, for more than one year.

Investment values are at constant (2014) prices, i.e. they are expressed in terms of the price level of the base year 2014.

The figures for each year are the percentage differences between the investments forecasted under each scenario and the investments forecasted under the baseline scenario.

The baseline scenario assumes that no additional improvements in gender equality will be achieved beyond what could be expected based on recent historical trends.

The data is presented according to five pathways. The term ‘pathway’ refers to a certain gender inequality, for which at least a theoretical link to macroeconomic performance has been established in the literature. For each pathway there is a 'slow progress scenario' and 'rapid progress scenario'.

  • Pathway 1: Narrowing the education gap - the gender gap in tertiary education. The slow progress scenario assumes a closure of gender gaps in computing by 2-14pp and a closure of the gender gap in engineering by 4-12 pp. Under the rapid progress scenario, progress is 5-14 pp and 9-12 pp respectively.

  • Pathway 2: Narrowing the activity gap. The slow progress scenario assumes a 0-13 pp reduction in the activity rate gap by 2030. Under the rapid progress scenario there is a 0-20pp reduction in the activity rate gap by 2030.

  • Pathway 3: Narrowing the pay gap. Under the slow progress scenario, there is a 0-5 pp reduction in the gender pay gap by 2030. Under the rapid progress scenario the reduction is 0-14pp.

  • Outcome [Pathway] 4: Fertility rates' . In the slow progress scenario there is a 0-5% increase in fertility rate by 2030 and 0-8% increase under the rapid progress scenario.

  • Pathway 5 combines all the above measures.

For further methodological details, users are advised to consult the following resources available on EIGE's website:

Keywords:
decision making, decision-making, gender mainstreaming
2050
2030
cteg
cteg
ctag
ctag
ctwg
ctwg
fr
fr
amc
amc
rp
sp
rp
sp
rp
sp
rp
sp
rp
sp
2050
1.9
1.4
3
1.8
0
0
0.8
0.2
7.3
4.3
2030
0.5
0.4
-0.3
-0.3
0.1
0
0.2
0.1
0.6
0.3

Available flags:

b break in time series c confidential
d definition differs, see metadata e estimated
f forecast i see metadata
m imputed n not significant
p provisional r revised
s Eurostat estimate u low reliability
x dropped due to insufficient sample size y unreliable due to small sample size
z not applicable