Barbara Bergmann
Barbara Rose Bergmann (born July 20, 1927 in New York City , † April 5, 2015 in Bethesda , Maryland ) was an American economist . She was a professor at American University and the University of Maryland, College Park .
Life
Barbara Bergmann received a Ph.D. from Harvard University. During John F. Kennedy's tenure , she served on the President's Advisory Board. She also worked as an employee of the Authority for International Development and the Office for Labor Market Statistics. In the 1980s she wrote a monthly economic column for the New York Times . She has served as President of the Eastern Economic Association , the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics of the American Association of University Professors, and the International Association for Feminist Economics .
Scientific work
Bergmann's main interest was the distribution of roles between the sexes in business, labor market theory and the computer simulation of national economic systems.
Awards
- Carolyn Shaw Bell Award , 2004
Works
- together with Trudi J. Renwick: A Budget-Based Definition of Poverty, With an Application to Single-Parent Families. In: Journal of Human Resources . Volume 28, No. 1, Winter 1993, pp. 1-24.
- together with Sherry Wetchler: Child Support Awards. State Guidelines Versus Public Opinion. In: Family Law Quarterly . Volume 29, No. 3, Fall 1995, pp. 483-493.
- Becker's Theory of the Family. Preposterous conclusions. In: Feminist Economics . Volume 1, No. 1, spring 1995
- Saving Our Children From Poverty. What the United States Can Learn From France. New York 1996.
- In Defense of Affirmative Action . New York 1996
- The Only Ticket to Equality. Totally androgyny, male style. In: Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues . Volume 9, Spring 1998, pp. 75-86.
- with Suzanne Helburn: America's Child Care Problem: The Way Out. New York 2002
literature
- Who's Who in America. 66th Edition, Volume 1: A – L. Marquis Who's Who, Berkeley Heights 2011, ISBN 978-0-8379-7031-8 (Volume 1), ISBN 978-0-8379-7035-6 (Complete Works ), ISSN 0083-9396 , p. 337
Web links
- Barbara Bergmann: "Abolish the Nobel Prize for economics - How Fair Is the Nobel?"
- In Memory of Barbara Bergmann
- Nelson D. Schwartz: Barbara Bergmann, Trailblazer for Study of Gender in Economics, Is Dead at 87. In: The New York Times of April 11, 2015 (English)
Footnotes
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bergmann, Barbara |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bergmann, Barbara R .; Bergmann, Barbara Rose (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American economist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 5, 2015 |
| Place of death | Bethesda , Maryland |