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Women and the Economy: Family, Work, and Pay (2nd Edition)

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Women and the Economy: Family, Work, and Pay (2nd Edition)

Women and the Economy uses the tools of contemporary economics to examine different aspects of womenâ€™s lives, from the labor market to family policy and structure. Economic theory is blended with empirical research and policy issues to explore the changes in the lives of American women in the twenty-first century.

Women and the Economyâ€”Introduction; Economics Tools and Economic Thinking; Marriage and the Familyâ€”An Economic Approach; Marriage and the Familyâ€”Economic Issues and Applications; The Economics of Fertility; Nonmarital and Teen Fertility; Women at Work; Womenâ€™s Earnings, Occupation, and Educationâ€”An Overview; The Gender Gap in Earnings: Explanations; The Gender Gap in Earnings: Methods and Evidence; Women's Employment and Earnings: Policy; Poverty, Welfare, and Women; Women, Taxes, and Social Security; Family Policy; Women in Developing Countries.

For all readers interested in the effects of rising wages for women, the economic impacts of divorce, the child quantity-quality distinction, marriage subsidies, and the childcare market.

Country	USA
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780321410948
Edition	2
ISBN	0321410947
IsEligibleForTradeIn	1
Label	Prentice Hall
Manufacturer	Prentice Hall
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	640
PublicationDate	2009-01-30
Publisher	Prentice Hall
Studio	Prentice Hall
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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