The Economics of Work and Family
Department
Economics
Document Type
Book
Files
Description
Conflicts arise daily among American families over how to balance the demands of work and family. At risk is nothing less than the economic security of the family and the bonds between parents and children that are so important and rewarding. The issues fueling the work/family struggle attract researchers interested not only in spotting and tracking trends that highlight the difficulties families face, but in finding policy solutions to those difficulties that are effective and economically sound.
Jean Kimmel and Emily P. Hoffman present a set of topical, non-technical papers authored by nationally known experts in this field. Using an economic perspective, they confront work/family issues including child care (potentially the biggest obstacle to parents successfully integrating work and family priorities), how parents balance time between work and family obligations, links between women's childbearing and their economic outcomes, the success of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the relationship between family structure and labor market outcomes. They also argue for specific policies designed to alleviate the stresses related to these issues
Call number in WMU's library
HD4904.25 .E29 2002
ISBN
978-0880992466
Publication Date
11-1-2002
Publisher
W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
City
Kalamazoo
Disciplines
Labor Economics
Citation for published book
Kimmel, Jean., and Emily P. Hoffman. The Economics of Work and Family / Jean Kimmel and Emily P. Hoffman, Editors. 2002. Print.
Recommended Citation
Kimmel, Jean and Hoffman, Emily P., "The Economics of Work and Family" (2002). All Books and Monographs by WMU Authors. 455.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/books/455