Eco 151 The Economics of Gender            Homework #4           Due 10/8/04

1. Explain why changes in men’s wages have a different impact of the cost of child services than women’s wages.  What does that say about the income and substitution effects for a change in men’s wages vs. women’s wages?

2. Consider the interaction between the quantity and quality of child services:
a. How does quality choice impact the cost of changing quantity?
b. How does quantity choice impact the cost of changing quality?

3. Consider the article “Europe’s population implosion.”
a. What is the main problem discussed in the article?
b. How does this problem relate to the “partial emancipation” of women?
c. What are some of the proposed solutions?