Julie A. Nelson

Julie Nelson
Born1956 (age 67–68)
Academic career
FieldEconomics
InstitutionsBureau of Labor Statistics
University of California, Davis
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Global Development and Environment Institute
School or
tradition
Feminist economics
Alma materSt. Olaf College (BA)
University of Wisconsin, Madison (MA, PhD)
ContributionsApplication of feminist theory to questions of the definition of the discipline of economics
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Julie A. Nelson (born 1956) is an emeritus professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Boston, most known for her application of feminist theory to questions of the definition of the discipline of economics, and its models and methodology. Nelson received her Ph.D. degree in economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[1] Her work focuses on gender and economics, philosophy and methodology of economics, ecological economics, and quantitative methods. Nelson is among the founders and the most highly cited scholars in the field of feminist economics.

  1. ^ Interview: Julie Nelson: What is Feminist Economics All About, Challenge: The Magazine of Economic Affairs, January–February 1996, pp. 4-8