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9781557863898

The Economics of Gender

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  • ISBN13:

    9781557863898

  • ISBN10:

    155786389X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1994-11-01
  • Publisher: Blackwell Pub

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Summary

The Economics of Gender, Second Edition, offers a comprehensive, balanced, and up-to-date introduction to the new work on the differences between women's and men's economic opportunities, activities, and rewards.

Table of Contents

What are the Issues in the Economics of Gender?:
Introduction. Appendix: The Repercussions of Scarcity.
Gender Differences in the US Economy.
Why Do Women and Men Work?:
The Household as Economic Unit.
Appendix: Consumption and Production Relationships.
Labor Force Participation: Analysis of Trends.
Appendix: Labor supply.
Labor Force Participation: Consequences for Family Structure.
Policy Application Welfare Reform.
Gender Segregation in the Workplace:
Causes of Earnings Differences: Human Capital.
Appendix: Regression Analysis.
Causes of Earnings Differences: Compensating Differentials.
Causes of Earnings Differences: Discrimination.
Policy Application Comparable Worth
Cross-Societal Comparisons: Are Gender Differences the Same Everywhere?:
Industrialised Capitalist Societies.
Socialist and Co-operative Societies.
Non-industrialised Traditional Societies.
Effects of the Development Process on Gender Differences.
Historical Comparisons: How do Gender Differences Vary over Time?:
Gender Differences in US Economic History.
Race, Ethnicity, and Class Considerations in Interpreting Gender Differences.
Policy Proposals.
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