Women, Family, and Work

Writings on the Economics of Gender
Herausgeber: Moe, Karine

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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. The chapters cover a diverse range of topics, including the economics of marriage; the division of work in the household; the economics of childbearing and childcare; and the gender gap in wages. The various viewpoints of the essays, including neoclassical and feminist, and heterosexual and homosexual, contribute to the comprehensive nature of the book. This collection explores how economics can be applied to realms outside of the marketplace, and challenges readers to critically examine the connections between the domain of family and care and the domain of labor market work.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 685g
• ISBN-13: 9780631225768
• ISBN-10: 0631225765
• Artikelnr.: 23512209

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Contributors vii

Preface xi

Part I Setting the Stage 1

Introduction Setting the Stage: An Introduction and Overview3
Karine S. Moe

1 A Feminist Critique of the Neoclassical Theory of the Family9
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 theHousehold 43
Cheryl Doss

Part III The Division of Work in the Household 63

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

5 But ... Who Mows the Lawn?: The Division of Labor inSame-sex Households 85
Lisa Giddings

Part IV The Economics of Childbearing and Childcaring103

6 Economic Theories of Fertility 105
Diane Macunovich

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

8 The Childcare Problem for Low-income Working Families143
Jean Kimmel

Part V The Gender Gap in Earnings 159

9 The Human Capital Explanation for the Gender Gap in Earnings161
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

Rezensionen

'This collection brings together a number of the best feminist economists writing in the US today. Spanning topics from child care to the division of labour in the home, from the gender gap in earnings to the economics of marriage, it goes beyond the standard textbook analysis to provide a deeper understanding of Women, Family, and Work.' Frances Woolley, Carleton University