Time for Solutions!- Front Cover; Time for Solutions!; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Figures; Tables; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART I: Breaking the shackles of gender-related expectations: assessing and acknowledging reality; Chapter 1:...

"The United States used to be a country where ordinary people could expect to improve their economic condition as they moved through life. For millions of us, this is no longer the case. Many Americans today have a lower standard of living as adults than they had in their parents' homes as...

Does attracting or losing jobs in high paying sectors have important spill-over effects on wages in other sectors? The answer to this question is central to a proper assessment of many trade and industrial policies. In this paper, we explore this question by examining how predictable changes in...