The economics of gender and mental illness

• Other Authors: Marcotte, David E.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2004.
• Series: Research in human capital and development ; v. 15.
• Subjects: Political Science > Labor & Industrial Relations.; Business & Economics > Management.; Labour economics.; Gender studies, gender groups.; Mentally ill > Employment.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781849502740 (electronic bk.) :
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 193 p.).

While gender has so often been found to be an important determinant of prevalence and outcomes of mental illness, economists have rarely focused on gender differences as a central element of their analyses. In this volume, we direct the focus of research in the economics of mental health squarely on...