Care Talk

How I Learned to Love Macro

30 January 2019

Economies cannot be reduced to the production of commodities by means of commodities. They should be understood, more broadly, as the production of people by means of people.

How to Make Nice

20 January 2019

I had every reason to obey this sign, posted in the cafe where I sought refuge while my car underwent safety-recall repairs. I did not want to go away.

The Child Care Payoff

20 January 2019

The history of economic research demonstrating the payoff to public investments in early childhood education in the U.S. is rich and deep, even if it hasn’t (yet) mobilized support for a federal initiative in the U.S.

Intersecting, Overlapping Hierarchies

20 January 2019

Playing around with visual images to convey the concept of intersecting

The Walls of 2019

20 January 2019

A brief reflection for Martin Luther King day.

Professional Climate Change

28 December 2018

Things have been heating up, gender-wise, in the economics profession.

Medicare for All: Do the Numbers!

12 December 2018

I’m increasingly convinced that we need to develop a larger care agenda, and health care is obviously central

Care Work, Animated

12 December 2018

Invited by Professor Smita Ramnarain, once a student of mine here at UMass, I agreed to participate in an Honors Colloquium at the University of Rhode Island last October.

Care, Affluence, and Development

11 December 2018

I am gearing up to attend the annual meetings of the Indian Society of Labour Economics in Mumbai, with support from the Canadian International Development Research Centre.

Try, Try, Try Again

27 November 2018

On the referendum in Maine to create the Universal Home Care Program

After the Care Crisis

26 November 2018

The opening question of a conference titled “After the Care Crisis” at the University of Pennsylvania on November 15 and 16 2018, was “What would an equitable relationship among care workers, employers, and society look like?” unique in bringing scholars and activists together.

The Carebot Conundrum

26 November 2018

I am so much in favor of good care technology, but the risk of bad technology seems to be growing.