Identity Economics

Trevor Phillips Yes, this is just out and to be frank I am only halfway through it. But it is a completely new idea, which, in essence, says that one effect of being in an increasingly liberal and affluent society is that aspects of identity that previously didn’t seem to matter that much to economists are consciously influencing our behaviour. This is most significant when it comes to gender: that is to say that women are increasingly conscious of making choices about what they do and how because they are women. For example, working part time. So gender identity is influencing economic choices in a way they... (Source)