2013 WINGS #31-13 Feminist Economics - Free Audiobook

Description: Feminist economics professor describes feminist economics and talks about the campaign to get Janet Yellen nominated as chair of the US Federal Reserve Bank.

Host(s): Kellia Ramares-Watson

Featured Speakers/Guests: Dr. Joyce P. Jacobsen is Andrews Professor of Economics at Wesleyan University. She has published mainly in the area of labor economics, including articles on sex segregation, migration, and the effects of labor force intermittency on women's earnings, and is author of the textbook The Economics of Gender.

Credits: Interview produced by Kellia Ramares-Watson. Series producer, Frieda Werden.

Comments: As of this posting, Janet Yellen has not yet reached full Senate approval as chair of the Federal Reserve, but it seems likely.