Women at work:an economic perspective
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Oxford University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Oxford New York |
Publication Dates: | 2005. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
The Rodolfo De Benedetti lecture series |
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Carrier Form: | xiii, 278 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780199281879 (hbk. : acid-free paper) 0199281874 (hbk. : acid-free paper) 9780199281886 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 0199281882 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
Index Number: | F249 |
CLC: | F249.501-532 |
Call Number: | F249.501-532/W872/2003 |
Contents: |
Two reports originally presented at a conference of the Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti held June 2003 in Alghero, Italy. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Women's employment patterns: some facts -- Explanations behind women's employment patterns -- Job segregation -- Wage gaps -- Rising female participation: the consequences for other workers -- What policy should do -- Labor supply and fertility in Europe and the US -- Parental employment and children's welfare -- Changes in labor market participation and family income distribution -- Taxes, transfers, labor supply and household welfare -- What policy should do. |