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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451665403321

Titolo

Women at work [[electronic resource] ] : an economic perspective / / edited by Tito Boeri, Daniela Del Boca, Christopher Pissarides, with Rolf Aaberge ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-280-86992-5

0-19-153599-0

9786610869923

1-4356-2389-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 p.)

Collana

Rodolfo De Benedetti Lecture Series

Altri autori (Persone)

BoeriTito

Del BocaDaniela

PissaridesChristopher A

Disciplina

331.4/094

Soggetti

Women - Employment - Europe

Labor market - Europe

Wages - Women - Europe

Work and family - Europe

Sex discrimination against women - Europe

Women - Employment - Government policy - Europe

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Two reports originally presented at a conference of the Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti held June 2003 in Alghero, Italy.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Introduction. More Women at Work in Europe; Part I. Women in the Labor Force: How Well is Europe Doing?; 1 Introduction; 2 Women's Employment Patterns: Some Facts; 3 Explanations behind Women's Employment Patterns; 4 Job Segregation; 5 Wage Gaps; 6 Rising Female Participation: The Consequences for Other Workers; 7 What Policy Should Do; Part II. Women's Participation in the Labor Market and Fertility: The Effects of Social Policies; Introduction; 8 Labor Supply and Fertility in Europe and the US



9 Parental Employment and Children's Welfare10 Changes in Labor Market Participation and Family Income Distribution; 11 Taxes, Transfers, Labor Supply and Household Welfare; 12 What Policy Should Do; Index; A; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

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, setting out a better informed policy debate about these issues, and paving the way to realistic targets and ways to achieve them. Tito Boeri is Professor of Economics at Bocconi University, Milan. and Director of the Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti. He is research fellow of CEPR (Centre for Economic