Women, Family, and Work: Writings on the Economics of Gender

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.

Spis treści:
Notes on Editor and Authors.
Acknowledgements.
Preface.
Part I: Setting the Stage:.
Introduction: Setting the Stage: An Introduction and Overview: Karine S. Moe (Macalester College).
1. A Feminist Critique of the Neoclassical Theory of the Family: Marianne A. Ferber (Emirita, University of Illinois).
Part II: The Economics of Marriage:.
2. Rational Choice and the Price of Marriage: Robert Cherry: (Brooklyn College and Graduate Center, CUNY).
3. Conceptualizing and Measuring Bargaining Power within the Household: Cheryl Doss: (Yale University).
Part III: The Division of Work in the Household:.
4. Gains from Trade and Specialization: The Division of Work in Married Couple Households: Leslie Stratton (Virginia Commonwealth University).
5. But.Who Mows the Lawn?: The Division of Labor in Same–Sex Households: Lisa Giddings (Trinity College).
Part IV: The Economics of Childbearing and Childcaring:.
6. Economic Theories of Fertility: Diane Macunovich (Barnard College).
7. The Child Care Economics Conundrum: Quality versus Affordability: Julie Nelson (Tufts University).
8. The Child Care Problem for Low–Income Working Families: Jean Kimmel (Western Michigan University).
Part V: The Gender Gap in Earnings:.
9. The Human Capital Explanation for the Gender Gap in Earnings: Joyce P. Jacobsen (Wesleyan University).
10. Occupational Segregation Around the World: Debra Barbezat (Colby College).
11. Labor Market Discrimination: A Case Study of MBAs: Irene Powell (Grinnell College).
12. Employment Discrimination, Economists, and the Law: Joni Hersch (Harvard Law School).
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
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.

Okładka tylna:
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 mark et work.