Nancy Folbre

Nancy Folbre is Professor Emerita of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her research explores the interface between political economy and feminist theory, with a particular emphasis on the value of unpaid care work.

In addition to numerous articles published in academic journals, she is the editor of For Love and Money: Care Work in the U.S. (Russell Sage, 2012), and the author of Greed, Lust, and Gender: A History of Economic Ideas (Oxford, 2009), Valuing Children: Rethinking the Economics of the Family (Harvard, 2008), and The Invisible Heart: Economics and Family Values (New Press, 2001).

She has also written widely for a popular audience, including contributions to the New York Times Economix blog (opens in a new tab), The Nation, and the American Prospect. 

Her current writing on the political economy of care provision can be seen on her blog, Care Talk (opens in a new tab).