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Lgbtq Economics, M. V. Lee Badgett, Christopher S. Carpenter, Dario Sansone Jan 2021

Lgbtq Economics, M. V. Lee Badgett, Christopher S. Carpenter, Dario Sansone

Economics Department Faculty Publications Series

No abstract provided.


Son Targeting Fertility Behavior: Some Consequences And Determinants, Robert De Jong, Deepankar Basu Jan 2010

Son Targeting Fertility Behavior: Some Consequences And Determinants, Robert De Jong, Deepankar Basu

Economics Department Faculty Publications Series

This article draws out some implications of son targeting fertility behavior and studies its determinants. We demonstrate that such behavior has two notable implications at the aggregate level:(a) girls have a larger number of siblings (sibling effect), and (b) girls are born at relatively earlier parities within families (birth-order effect). Empirically testing for these effects, we find that both are present in many countries in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and North Africa but are absent in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Using maximum likelihood estimation, we study the effect of covariates on son targeting fertility behavior in India, a country …


Labor History Symposium: Gerald Friedman, Reigniting The Labor Movement, Craig Phelan, Frances Fox Piven, Catherine Collomp, Guy Groux, Michael Hanagan, Gerald Friedman Jan 2009

Labor History Symposium: Gerald Friedman, Reigniting The Labor Movement, Craig Phelan, Frances Fox Piven, Catherine Collomp, Guy Groux, Michael Hanagan, Gerald Friedman

Economics Department Faculty Publications Series

When trade union growth worldwide came to a halt in the 1980s, a wide body of literature appeared on the causes of trade union decline. Since that time an even more substantial number of books and articles have been penned on the possibility of trade union revitalization: which combination of factors might lead to resurgence; what organizational forms are best suited to the new political and economic landscape; which goals, strategies and tactics are most likely to spark a reversal of trade unionism’s fortunes. Gerald Friedman, Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts and the US editor of this …


The Future Of Organized Labor In American Politics, Gerald Friedman Jan 2008

The Future Of Organized Labor In American Politics, Gerald Friedman

Economics Department Faculty Publications Series

No abstract provided.


Labor's Home Front: The American Federation Of Labor During World War Ii, Gerald Friedman Jan 2007

Labor's Home Front: The American Federation Of Labor During World War Ii, Gerald Friedman

Economics Department Faculty Publications Series

No abstract provided.


Labour Rights As Human Rights, Gerald Friedman Jan 2007

Labour Rights As Human Rights, Gerald Friedman

Economics Department Faculty Publications Series

No abstract provided.


For Love Or Money - Or Both?, Julie A. Nelson, Nancy Folbre Jan 2000

For Love Or Money - Or Both?, Julie A. Nelson, Nancy Folbre

Economics Department Faculty Publications Series

This paper explores the implications for economic analysis, societal well-being, and public policy of the movement of care services (such as child and elder care) from home to market. A broad empirical overview sets the stage for the argument that this process cannot be properly evaluated using only a priori judgments about the suitability of marketization. The context in which markets operate is crucial, and while the growth of market provision poses some risks, it also offers some potential benefits.


Introduction - Children And Family Policy: A Feminist Issue, Nancy Folbre, Susan Himmelweit Jan 2000

Introduction - Children And Family Policy: A Feminist Issue, Nancy Folbre, Susan Himmelweit

Economics Department Faculty Publications Series

No abstract provided.


Web Accessories For Introductory Economics At The University Of Massachusetts, Nancy Folbre Jan 1999

Web Accessories For Introductory Economics At The University Of Massachusetts, Nancy Folbre

Economics Department Faculty Publications Series

This is a brief description of two websites that were developed to supplement introductory economics courses.


Barbara, The Market, And The State, Nancy Folbre Jan 1998

Barbara, The Market, And The State, Nancy Folbre

Economics Department Faculty Publications Series

Some reflections, in poetry and prose, on Barbara Bergmann’s contributions to economic theory.


The Future Of The Elephant-Bird, Nancy Folbre Jan 1997

The Future Of The Elephant-Bird, Nancy Folbre

Economics Department Faculty Publications Series

Social scientist Kingsley Davis underestimated the potential of collective efforts to modify patriarchal authority relations in his Jul 1937 article on declining birth rates, the future of the family, fertility behavior and related public policies. A theoretical framework between production and reproduction concerns should be integrated with a moral concept of what the family could and should become. Social scientists are urged to appreciate and take responsibility for the transformation of authority relations between men and women, parents and children, rich and poor, old and young.


Understanding The Gender Gap: An Economic History Of American Women - Goldin, C.D., Nancy Folbre Jan 1991

Understanding The Gender Gap: An Economic History Of American Women - Goldin, C.D., Nancy Folbre

Economics Department Faculty Publications Series

No abstract provided.


Women's Work And Women's Households: Gender Bias In The U.S. Census, Nancy Folbre, Marjorie Abel Jan 1989

Women's Work And Women's Households: Gender Bias In The U.S. Census, Nancy Folbre, Marjorie Abel

Economics Department Faculty Publications Series

No abstract provided.