Economics

Women and the Economy takes a balanced approach to exploring the issues facing women in today's society—family, work, and pay—from a modern economic perspective.

Appropriate for students with a principles of economics or an intermediate microeconomics background, this text provides a comprehensive and engaging overview of the economics of gender and family.

• Authors' focus on mainstream, contemporary economic models clarifies issues and changes in the economic life of women with the goal of broadening students' understanding and challenging their underlying beliefs.

• Economic theories are tested and supported through the use of rich empirical studies, including statistics and evidence drawn from a variety of geographically, culturally, racially, and ethnically diverse groups, to present a fuller picture of the relationship between women and the economy.

• Entire chapters devoted to family leave, Social Security, tax policy, poverty and welfare, and childcare demonstrate a strong focus on policy analysis.

• Timely and provocative applications, such as the decline in marriage, the rise in non-marital childbearing, and the causes and consequences of teenage childbearing, shed light on current trends and events.

1. THEORY AND TOOLS.

II. POLICY DEBATES AND ISSUES.

Economics of Gender  (Economics)
Economics of Family  (Economics)

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  Women and the Economy: Family, Work, and Pay, 2/E
  Hoffman & Averett
  ©2010 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 640 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321410947 | ISBN-13: 9780321410948
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  Women and the Economy uses the tools of contemporary economics to examine different aspects of women’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.
  
  Appropriate for students with a principles of economics or an intermediate microeconomics background, this text provides a comprehensive and engaging look at intriguing topics including the effects of rising wages for women, the economic impacts of divorce, the child quantity-quality distinction, marriage subsidies, and the childcare market.
  

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