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Women at work : an economic perspective /

Covering employment and wage gender gaps, participation of women, fertility, and the welfare of children, this insightful volume considers the trend towards greater participation of women in labour markets. It addresses the trade-offs involved in increasing participation of women in paid employment,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti
Other Authors: Boeri, Tito, Del Boca, Daniela, Pissarides, Christopher A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Series:Rodolfo De Benedetti lecture series.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.