Homework Assignment 7

Econ. 103, Fall 2002, Prof. Nancy Folbre

Due in your discussion section the week of November 25. Numbered problems are in the back of the Frank/Bernanke textbook.. You do not need to write on or tear out the page. Using your own paper will preserve the resale value of the book.

Chapter 12, # 1, # 3.

Chapter 13, #2, #7.

Short thought piece: Many of the jobs that women choose to enter pay less than the jobs than men choose to enter (same pattern applies to choice of college majors). What explains these choices? Is this pattern likely to change?