CGE214 | Gender Economics – with application using large scale data

Major discussions in Gender Economics – with specific focus on women arose in the 1970s in response to the inability of neoclassical economics to adequately understand or explain gender inequality which in turn has important economic outcomes. Gender economics makes a number of important departures from neoclassical economics in terms of areas of focus, tools of analysis, and methods. The scope of the subject has expanded the field of vision within economics to now include unpaid work, assets, agency, cooperation, care, and conflict in relationships that influence how our economy functions, distributional outcomes, and well-being.

This course gives an introduction and overview of major areas of work of gender economics. The course blends theoretical contributions and research writings to important questions discussed in the field. To connect the concepts with realities, it introduces working on three large scale data sets for topics on labour markets and assets. As an elective course, the topics confine to major questions on women and does not provide detailed discussions on other gender identities.