Nancy Folbre is a professor emerita of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her research explores the interface between political economy and feminist theory.
Tax the rich and save the world
A movement to reshape the structure of taxation in the U.S. is gaining steam.
October 16, 2026
The Caring Economy: Well-Being and the Invisible Heart
Economics should recognize that unpaid care work—e.g., caring for children, for elders, for the infirm—provides economically valuable services that contribute both to living standards and to the Gross Domestic Product.
April 4, 2017
