Julie A. Nelson,  Associate Professor, at UMass Boston since 2008

Julie Nelson currently conducts research on feminism and economics, with special interests in methodology and in implications for social and environmental policies. She is the author of Economics for Humans (2006) and Feminism, Objectivity, and Economics (1996), and co-author of several other books and textbooks. She has published many journal articles on topics which include the teaching of economics and the empirical analysis of household spending.

Contact Information                                                                                                         Office: Wheatley 5-026                                                                                                           Phone: 617-287-6925                                                                                                            e-mail: julie.nelson@umb.edu

Office Hours for Fall 2009

MWF 11:00-11:50 & Monday 1:30-2:30 and by appointment

Julie A. Nelson’s Current Curriculum Vitae 

Representative Publications 

"Economists, Value Judgments, and Climate Change: A View From Feminist Economics," Ecological Economics, 2008.

"Why a Well-Paid Nurse is a Better Nurse," Nursing Economics, 2006 (with Nancy Folbre).

"Is Economics a Natural Science?" Social Research, 2004.

 "For Love or Money--Or Both?" with Nancy Folbre. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2000.

"Feminism and Economics,"  Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1995. 

"Quality Variation and Quantity Aggregation in Consumer Demand for Food," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1991.