“Workers’ preferences determine the quantity of hours.” (Schor).
“Concerns itself primarily with the allocation of resources and goods in the economy, above all through the operation of markets… privilege a range of methodological perspectives and assumptions, especially regarding the autonomy of individual economic actors …, the utility-maximizing behavior of individuals … based on marginal theories of production and distribution, and the possibility of perfectly competitive equilibrium in markets.” (Calhoun, 2003).
Schor, J. (2003, May 12). Work Time and Gender Inequities, A Sloan Work and Family Encyclopedia Entry. Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College.
Neoclassical Economics. (2002). In Craig Calhoun, (Ed.), Dictionary of the social sciences in politics and social sciences. UK: Oxford University Press, Inc. Internet Explorer. www.oxfordreference.com (16 June 2003).