Women, Family, and Work

Writings on the Economics of Gender

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

2002
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-0-631-22576-8 (ISBN)

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This is a collection of essays on topics related to the economics of gender and the family. The essays apply traditional economic theory to non-traditional topics, while also stretching and bending neoclassical economic thought to provide a better model of economic interactions.

Women, Family, and Work is a collection of original essays on a wide variety of topics related to the economics of gender and the family. Written by leading thinkers in the field, the essays apply traditional economic theory to unconventional topics, while also developing neoclassical economic thought to provide a better model of economic interactions.

12 newly-commissioned essays on the economics of labor, gender, and family life.

Juxtaposes various viewpoints, allowing readers to weigh the benefits and drawbacks of each model.

Applies traditional economic theory to unconventional topics, while also revisioning neoclassical economic thought.

Karine S. Moe is Associate Professor of Economics at Macalester College, with a PhD from the University of Minnesota. She has written widely on the subject of gender economics, and has been published in journals such as Feminist Economics and The Review of Economic Dynamics.

List of Contributors vii

Preface xi

Part I Setting the Stage 1

Introduction Setting the Stage: An Introduction and Overview 3
Karine S. Moe

1 A Feminist Critique of the Neoclassical Theory of the Family 9
Marianne A. Ferber

Part II The Economics of Marriage 25

2 Rational Choice and the Price of Marriage 27
Robert Cherry

3 Conceptualizing and Measuring Bargaining Power within the Household 43
Cheryl Doss

Part III The Division of Work in the Household 63

4 Gains from Trade and Specialization: The Division of Work in Married Couple Households 65
Leslie S. Stratton

5 But … Who Mows the Lawn?: The Division of Labor in Same-sex Households 85
Lisa Giddings

Part IV The Economics of Childbearing and Childcaring 103

6 Economic Theories of Fertility 105
Diane Macunovich

7 The Childcare Economics Conundrum: Quality versus Affordability 125
Julie A. Nelson

8 The Childcare Problem for Low-income Working Families 143
Jean Kimmel

Part V The Gender Gap in Earnings 159

9 The Human Capital Explanation for the Gender Gap in Earnings 161
Joyce P. Jacobsen

10 Occupational Segregation Around the World 177
Debra Barbezat

11 Labor Market Discrimination: A Case Study of MBAs 199
Irene Powell

12 Employment Discrimination, Economists, and the Law 217
Joni Hersch

Index 235

Erscheint lt. Verlag	20.12.2002
Verlagsort	Hoboken
Sprache	englisch
Maße	175 x 254 mm
Gewicht	590 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
	Wirtschaft ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
ISBN-10	0-631-22576-5 / 0631225765
ISBN-13	978-0-631-22576-8 / 9780631225768
Zustand	Neuware