Barbara Bergmann

Barbara Rose Bergmann ( born July 20, 1927 in New York City ) is an American economist. She is professor emerita of American University and the University of Maryland, College Park.

Life

Barbara Bergmann gained at Harvard University, a Ph.D. During the administration of John F. Kennedy, she was a member of the advisory staff of the President. In addition, she worked as a staff member of the Agency for International Development and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In the 1980s she wrote a monthly column on economic topics for the New York Times. She was President of the Eastern Economic Association, the Society for the Advancement of Socio- Economics from the American Association of University Professors and the International Association for Feminist Economics.

Scientific Work

The main interest of the miner is in the field of gender roles in the economy, the labor market theory and the computer simulation of economics systems.

Awards

  • Carolyn Shaw Bell Award, 2004

Works

  • Trudi J. Renwick, along with: A Budget -Based Definition of Poverty, With an Application to Single - Parent Families. In: Journal of Human Resources. Volume 28, No. 1, Winter 1993, pp. 1-24.
  • Along with Sherry Wetchler: Child Support Awards. State Guidelines Versus Public Opinion. In: Family Law Quarterly. Volume 29, No. 3, Autumn 1995, pp. 483-493.
  • Becker's Theory of the Family. Preposterous Conclusions. In: Feminist Economics. Volume 1, No. 1, Spring 1995
  • Saving Our Children From Poverty. What the United States Can Learn From France. New York 1996.
  • In Defense of Affirmative Action. New York 1996
  • The Only Ticket to Equality. Total Androgyny, Male Style. In: Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues. Volume 9, Spring 1998, pp. 75-86.
  • Along with Suzanne Helburn: America 's Child Care Problem: The Way Out. New York 2002
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