Elizabeth Bailey

Elizabeth Bailey
Born
Elizabeth Ellery Raymond

(1938-11-26)November 26, 1938
New York City, U.S.
DiedAugust 19, 2022(2022-08-19) (aged 83)
Alma mater
Known forStudying deregulation and economic regulation; airline deregulation
SpouseJames Lawrence Bailey (divorced)
Children2
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsEconomics
Institutions
Websitebepp.wharton.upenn.edu/profile/baileye/

Elizabeth Ellery Bailey (née Raymond; November 26, 1938 – August 19, 2022)[1] was an American economist. She was the John C. Hower Professor of Business and Public Policy, at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[2] Bailey studied deregulation, market competition and regulatory capture through her career and contributed to the deregulation of the airline industry in the United States in the late 1970s.

Bailey was the first woman to graduate with a PhD in economics from Princeton University and was considered a "pathbreaker for women in economics".

  1. ^ "Elizabeth Bailey, pathbreaker for women in economics, dies at 83". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  2. ^ "Elizabeth Ellery Bailey Named Recipient of the 2009 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award – News" (Press release). Wharton School. October 5, 2009. Archived from the original on April 9, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2015.