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Class Detail:
FA 2012 Economics ECON 323 - Economics and Gender Section 001
Credits:	3
Requirements & Distribution:	SS
Other:	SophInit
Waitlist Capacity:	unlimited
Consent:	With permission of instructor.
Enforced Prerequisites:	ECON 101 with a C or better.
Advisory Prerequisites:	ECON 102 (unless ECON 101 completed with B or higher).
Repeatability:	May not be repeated for credit.
Primary Instructor:	Rotella,Elyce; homepage
	(real time availability for all sections)

Description and analysis of gender differences in behavior and outcomes in the U.S. economy. The course uses microeconomic theories to explain women's labor force behavior; gender differentials in earnings, education and occupations; discrimination; economic issues related to marriage, divorce, fertility, and mortality; institutional and governmental policies that affect women's economic behavior and women’s economic well-being.

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Textbooks/Other Materials (data maintained by department in Wolverine Access)



ISBN: 1405161825	The economics of gender, Author: Joyce P. Jacobsen., Publisher: Blackwell Pub. 3rd ed. 2007
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