Jacobsen, Joyce P <br/><br/>
The Economics of Gender 

 - 3rd ed. 
 - Malden, MA,  Blackwell,   2007 
 - 576 pages 
 -  J1 167 
<br/><br/> The Economics of Gender, 3e offers an affordable, comprehensive, and up-to-date introduction to the contemporary research being conducted on the differences between women’s and men’s economic opportunities, activities, and rewards.<br/><br/>While focusing on contemporary US patterns, this text integrates an uniquely international comparative perspective<br/><br/>Discusses the pros and cons of various policies, including comparable worth and welfare programs<br/><br/>Revisions to the 3rd edition include fully updated data, inclusion of new research, and new examples and studies<br/><br/>Clear, readable, and provocative with helpful appendices to provide additional information for readers who have little experience with economics, while simultaneously providing further detail for the economically sophisticated<br/><br/>Flexible in design, for use by both labor economics students and women’s studies programs without labor economics prerequisites<br/><br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>2-405-26282-7 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>gender<br/>labor market<br/>discrimination<br/>women's studies<br/>inequality
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>USA