Women and the economy
Subtitle: family, work and pay
By: Saul D Hoffman
Contributors: OverDrive, Inc
Edition: Fourth edition
Publisher: Macmillan Education
Published: 2021
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
ISBN-13: 9781352012019
Subjects: Nonfiction; Business
Description: This textbook presents a comprehensive analysis of the enormous changes in women's economic lives around the world, from the family to the labor market. Hoffman and Averett examine a range of fascinating topics such the effect of rising women's wages and improved labor market opportunities on marriage, the ways in which more reliable contraception has shaped women's adult lives and careers, and forces behind the phenomenal rise in women's labor force activity. This fourth edition addresses important topics of discussion through brand new chapters on gender in economics and race and gender in the USA. It incorporates the latest research findings throughout, many of which are featured in helpful call-out boxes, and illustrated with new graphs and figures. This is invaluable reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of economics, development and women's studies. The level of economic analysis is suitable for students with basic economics knowledge.
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Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Acknowledgments; title: 1. Women and the economy. Introduction; title: Why study women?; title: Economic analysis; title: Overview of the book; title: Learning more; title: Final words; title: 2. Economics tools and thinking. Introduction; title: Microeconomics- the basic approach; title: Microeconomics- basic tools and concepts; title: Supply, demand, and market equilibrium; title: Empirical methods in economics: an introduction; title: Summary; title: 3. Marriage and the family- an economic approach. Introduction; title: Marriage- facts and trends; title: The economics of marriage; title: The marriage market: a supply-and-demand analysis; title: The distribution of resources in marriage; title: Marital search; title: Summary; title: 4. Marriage- applications and extensions. Introduction; title: The gains of marriage: health, earnings, and happiness; title: Cohabitation; title: Divorce; title: Race and family structure: an economic analysis; title: Education and marriage: inequality in the twenty-first century; title: Summary; title: 5. The economics of fertility. Introduction; title: Fertility facts and trends; title: Fertility- the modern economic approach; title: Choosing- the economics of fertility; title: Summary; title: Appendix: fertility and the interaction of quality and quantity; title: 6. The economics of fertility: applications and extensions. Introduction; title: Non-marital and teen fertility: facts and trends; title: Non-marital and teen fertility: economic explanations; title: Birth control and women's education, marriage and work; title: New developments in the economics of fertility; title: Summary; title: 7. Women at work. Introduction; title: Facts and trends; title: An economic model of women's labor-force participation; title: Explaining the increase in women's labor-force participation; title: Evidence: working women in the twentieth century; title: Summary; title: Appendix: Labor supply analysis- an alternative approach; title: Introduction; title: The basics of labor-supply analysis; title: Choosing hours of work; title: Labor-force participation; title: Summary; title: 8. Women's labor-force participation: applications and extensions. Introduction; title: Taxes and transfers; title: Children, childcare costs, and women's labor-force participation; title: Women and work: new research; title: Summary; title: 9. Women's earnings, occupation, and education: an overview. Introduction; title: The gender gap in earnings; title: Occupational segregation; title: Gender differences in education; title: How labor markets work- an overview; title: Summary; title: 10. The gender gap in earnings: competing explanations. Introduction; title: Human capital- the supply of skills to the labor market; title: Gender and human capital; title: Labor-market discrimination and women's earnings; title: Other explanations of the gender gap in earnings; title: Summary; title: Appendix: present value analysis and the return of human capital; title: Net present value and the internal rate of return; title: Optimal investment in human capital; title: 11. The gender gap in earnings: methods and evidence. Introduction; title: Methods for analyzing the gender gap in earnings; title: THe evidence- why do women earn less than men?; title: Gender discrimination in employment; title: Specialized studies of women's earnings; title: Summary; title: 12. Employment and earnings policies. Introduction; title: Anti-discrimination policies; title: Policies to help women balance work and family; title: Women and social security; title: Conclusion; title: 13. Marriage and fertility in developing countries. Introduction; title: Marriage in developing countries; title: Fertility in developing countries; title: Summary; title: 14. Women's work and earnings in developing countries. Introduction; title: Women and work in developing countries; title: Women's earnings in developing countries; title: Conclusion; title: Reference index; title: Index.