Nancy Folbre

About the Author

Nancy Folbre is a distinguished economist and author renowned for her insightful explorations of the intersections between economics, gender, and social policy. With a career spanning academia and public intellectualism, she has taught at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and contributed to numerous scholarly and popular outlets, challenging conventional economic narratives with a feminist lens. Folbre's work demystifies complex economic concepts for broad audiences, emphasizing care work, family dynamics, and inequality in American society. Her book, Field Guide to the U.S. Economy: A Compact and Irreverent Guide to Economic Life in America, Revised and Updated Edition, exemplifies her accessible style, blending humor and rigor to illuminate the quirks of the national economy. Through her writing, Folbre advocates for policies that value unpaid labor and promote economic justice, inspiring readers to rethink the structures shaping everyday life.