- ISBN: 9780132992817 | 0132992817
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 7/2/2013
Intended primarily for courses found in Economics Departments and Departments of Women's Studies, on The Economics of Women, Women and Work, or the Economics of Gender, this text also provides practical content to current and aspiring industry professionals.
The most current and comprehensive source available for research, data, and analysis on women, gender, and economics.
Blau, Ferber, and Winkler are widely known for their research and contributions on the study of the economics of gender. As active researchers and leading scholars on the subject, the authors are in tune with the most current and relevant research that’s included in Economics of Women, Men, and Work.
Francine Blau
Francine D. Blau is the Frances Perkins Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations and Labor Economics at Cornell University. She is also a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a Research Fellow of the Center for Economic Studies/Ifo Institute in Munich, Germany and of IZA in Bonn, Germany. She has served as President of the Society of Labor Economists, the Labor and Employment Relations Association, and the Midwest Economics Association; as Vice President of the American Economic Association (AEA); and as Chair of the AEA Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession. She is a fellow of the Society of Labor Economics, the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and the Labor and Employment Relations Association, and was the 2001 recipient of the Carolyn Shaw Bell Award from the AEA Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession. She is on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Labor Economics, Feminist Economics, and The Annals and is an Associate Editor of Labour Economics; she was formerly an editor of the Journal of Labor Economics, on the Board of Editors of the American Economic Review, on the Advisory Board of the Journal of Economic Perspectives, and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Economic Perspectives. Professor Blau has written extensively on gender issues, wage inequality, immigration and international comparisons of labor market outcomes. She has published articles in leading economics journals and is the author of Equal Pay in the Office and, with Lawrence Kahn, of At Home and Abroad: U.S. Labor Market Performance in International Perspective (recipient of the Richard A. Lester Prize for the outstanding book in labor economics and industrial relations for 2002); and the editor, with David Grusky and Mary Brinton of The Declining Significance of Gender?, and with Ronald Ehrenberg of Gender and Family Issues in the Workplace.
Marianne A. Ferber
Marianne A. Ferber, Professor of Economics and Women's Studies, Emerita, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, was born in Czechoslovakia in 1923, obtained her BA at McMaster University in Canada in 1944 and her Ph.D. at the University of Chicago in 1954. She was Distinguished Visiting Professor at Radcliffe (1993-95), president of the Midwest Economic Association (1986-87) and president of the International Association for Feminist Economics (1995-97). She received the Distinguished Alumni Award from McMaster University (1996), the Carolyn Shaw Bell Award from the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession (2002), and an honorary doctorate from the University of Eastern Illinois. 2002. She served for many years on the editorial boards of Feminist Economics, and of the Review of Social Economy. She is editor of Women in the Labor Market, 1998, co-editor of Work and Family, 1991; Beyond Economic Man, 1993 (translated into Korean); Academic Couples, 1997; Nonstandard Work, 2000, and Feminist Economics Today, 2003 translated into Spanish). She has published in economics, sociology, education and women's studies journals.
Anne E. Winkler
Anne E. Winkler is Professor of Economics and Public Policy Administration at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She is also a Research Affiliate at the National Poverty Center, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. She received her Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and her undergraduate degree in economics from Wesleyan University. Professor Winkler’s main research interests are in the economics of gender, the economics of the family, and welfare and poverty. Her work has appeared in economics and broader social science journals including Journal of Human Resources, Research in Labor Economics, Monthly Labor Review, Demography, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, and Journal of Urban Economics. Prof. Winkler previously served as 2nd Vice President of the Midwest Economics Association and as President of the St. Louis Chapter of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE).
Chapter 1 Introduction
What Economics Is About
Uses of Economic Theory
The Scope of Economics
Individuals, Families, and Households
A Note on Terminology
Outline of the Book
Appendix: A Review of Supply and Demand in the Labor Market
Chapter 2 Women and Men: Historical Perspectives
The Source of Gender Differences: Nature versus Nurture–The Ongoing Debate
Factors Influencing Women’s Relative Status
Women’s Roles and Economic Development
The U.S. Experience
Chapter 3 The Family as an Economic Unit: Theoretical Perspectives
The Simple Neoclassical Model: Specialization and Exchange
Disadvantages of Specialization
Advantages of Families Beyond Specialization
Transaction Cost and Bargaining Approaches
Appendix: Specialization and Exchange: A Graphical Analysis
Chapter 4 The Family as an Economic Unit: Evidence
Time Spent in Nonmarket Work
Estimating the Value of Nonmarket Production
The American Family in the Twenty-First Century
Chapter 5 The Labor Force: Definitions and Trends
The Labor Force: Some Definitions
Trends in Labor Force Participation
Trends in Labor Force Attachment of Women
Trends in Hours Worked
Trends in Gender Differences in Unemployment
Chapter 6 The Labor Supply Decision
The Labor Supply Decision
Some Applications of the Theory: Taxes, Child Care Costs, and Labor Supply
Analyzing the Long-term Growth in Women’s Labor Force Participation
Recent Trends in Women’s Labor Force Participation: Has the Engine of Growth Stalled?
Analyzing Trends in Men’s Labor Force Participation
Black and White Participation Differentials: Serious Employment Problems for Black Men
Appendix: The Income and Substitution Effects: A Closer Look
Chapter 7 Evidence on Gender Differences in Labor Market Outcomes
Gender Differences in Occupations
The Gender Pay Ratio
Gender Differences in Union Membership
Gender Differences in Self-Employment
Gender Differences in Nonstandard Work
Chapter 8 Gender Differences in Educational Attainment: Theory and Evidence
Chapter Highlights
Supply and Demand Explanations: An Overview
What Is Human Capital?
Evidence on Gender Differences in Educational Attainment
The Educational Investment Decision
The Rising College Wage Premium
Education and Productivity
Gender Differences in Educational Investment Decisions: the Human Capital Explanation
Gender Differences in Educational Investment Decisions: Social Influences and Anticipation of Discrimination
Policy Issues: Title IX–Sports, Academics, and the Status of Single-Sex Education
Explaining Women’s Rising Educational Attainment
Chapter 9 Other Supply-Side Sources of Gender Differences in Labor Market Outcomes: On-the-Job Training, Family Gaps, Psychological Attributes and Math Test Scores
On-the-Job Training and Labor Market Experience
Why do Firms Pay Tuition Benefits?
Gender Differences in Labor Market Experience
The On-the-Job Training Investment Decision
Experience and Productivity
Gender Differences in Training Investment Decisions
Occupations and Earnings
Family-Related Earnings Gaps
Gender Differences in Psychological Attributes
A Closer Look at Gender Differences in Math Test Scores
Chapter 10 Evidence on the Sources of Gender Differences in Earnings and Occupations: Supply-Side Factors Versus Labor Market Discrimination
Labor Market Discrimination: A Definition
Analyzing the Sources of Gender Differences in Labor Market Outcomes
Empirical Evidence on the Sources of Gender Differences in Earnings
The Declining Gender Pay Gap
Empirical Evidence on the Causes and Consequences of Gender Differences in Occupations
Appendix: Regression Analysis and Empirical Estimates of Labor Market Discrimination
Chapter 11 Labor Market Discrimination: Theory
Theories of Labor Market Discrimination: An Overview
Tastes for Discrimination
Subtle Barriers
Statistical Discrimination
The Overcrowding Model
Institutional Models (including dual labor markets)
Feedback Effects
Chapter 12 Government Policies to Combat Employment Discrimination
Rationales for Government Intervention
Equal Employment Opportunity Laws and Regulations
Effectiveness of the Government’s Antidiscrimination Effort
Affirmative Action
Comparable Worth
Chapter 13 Changing Work Roles and Family Formation
Economic Explanations for Family Formation
Marriage
Divorce
Cohabitation: Opposite-Sex and Same-Sex Couples
Fertility
Chapter 14 The Changing American Family and Implications for Family
Changing Family Structure
Poverty: Incidence and Measurement
Implications for Children’s Well-Being
Chapter 15 Government Policies Affecting Family Well-Being Policies to Alleviate Poverty
Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
Child Support Enforcement
Employment Strategies
Taxes, Specialization, and Marriage
Federal Income Tax
Social Security
Chapter 16 Balancing the Competing Demands of Work and Family
The Competing Demands of Work and Family
Rationales for Government and Employer Policies to Assist Workers
Family Leave
Child Care
Other Employer-Provided Family Friendly Policies
Chapter 17 Gender Differences Around the World: An Overview
Indicators of Women’s Economic Status
Labor Force Participation
Occupations
Earnings
Educational Attainment
Fertility
Housework
Women’s Role in Government and Their Standing Before the Law
Cultural Factors
Women’s Status: An Assessment
Economic Development, Globalization, and Women’s Status
Chapter 18 Gender Differences Around the World: A Closer Look at Specific Countries and Regions
A Comparison of the United States to Other Economically Advanced Countries
Challenges Facing Women in Developing Countries
Countries of the Former Soviet Bloc
Countries of the Middle East and North Africa
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