Women, family, and work
Subtitle: writings on the economics of gender
By: edited by Karine S. Moe
Contributors: Moe, Karine S
Publisher: Blackwell; Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley-Interscience
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
Subjects: Work and family; Sex role -- Economic aspects; Women -- Employment; Family -- Economic aspects; Sexual division of labor
Description: "Women, Family, and Work is a collection of original essays on topics related to the economics of gender and the family. Written by leading thinkers in the field, the chapters apply traditional economic theory to non-traditional topics, while also stretching and bending neoclassical economic thought to provide a better model of economic interactions."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Setting the stage / Karine S. Moe; title: A feminist critique of the neoclassical theory of the family / Marianne A. Ferber; title: Rational choice and the price of marriage / Robert Cherry; title: Conceptualizing and measuring bargaining power within the household / Cheryl Doss; title: Gains from trade and specialization / Leslie S. Stratton; title: But; title: who mows the lawn? / Lisa Giddings; title: Economic theories of fertility / Diane Macunovich; title: The childcare economics conundrum / Julie A. Nelson; title: The childcare problem for low-income working families / Jean Kimmel; title: The human capital explanation for the gender gap in earnings / Joyce P. Jacobsen; title: Occupational segregation around the world / Debra Barbezat; title: Labor market discrimination / Irene Powell; title: Employment discrimination, economists, and the law / Joni Hersch