Frances Woolley

Frances Woolley
Academic career
FieldLabor economics
Public Finance
Alma materSimon Fraser University (B.A.)
Queen's University (M.A.)
London School of Economics (Ph.D.)
Websitehttps://carleton.ca/fwoolley/

Frances Woolley is a professor of economics at Carleton University, Canada, and has been teaching there since 1990.[1] She holds a B.A. from Simon Fraser University, a M.A. from Queen's University, and a Ph.D. from London School of Economics under the supervision of Tony Atkinson.[1] Her thesis was titled Economic models of family decision-making, with applications to intergenerational justice.[2] Her research includes fields such as public finance, labour economics, as well as family and public policies.[1][3] She has served as secretary treasurer and president of the Canadian Economics Association and co-editor of Review of Economics of the Household, on the editorial boards of Feminist Economics and the Journal of Socio-Economics, and as the associate dean of the Faculty of Public Affairs at Carleton University.[1]

In recent years, she has been devoting more time to writing on her blog, Worthwhile Canadian Initiative, and to writing for The Globe and Mail.[4] In describing herself, she says, "I theorize about life"[5] and uses economics to relate to things that happen in everyday life.

  1. ^ a b c d "Bio - Frances Woolley". carleton.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  2. ^ Woolley, Frances Ruth (1990). Economic models of family decision-making, with applications to intergenerational justice (PhD). London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Frances Woolley, Carleton University". Worthwhile Canadian Initiative. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  4. ^ "Frances Woolley, PhD". www.crrf-fcrr.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  5. ^ "Frances Woolley (@franceswoolley) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.