Economics

Who Plans to Care? What Teenagers Tell Us about the Future of Care Work

Post Date: 16 October, 2026

New research examines how young people see themselves fitting into the care economy.

Care Against Violence: Gender Violence, Reproductive Justice, and Social Reproduction

Event Date: October 22, 2026

Join us for our first workshop to discuss articles in preparation for the journal Care in Common.

India’s Silent Revolution: Redistribution through Unconditional Cash Transfers to Women

Posted By: Prabha Kotiswaran
Post Date: 6 September, 2026

New research assesses the impacts of India’s Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) program as a vehicle for recognizing women’s care labors.

Making Care Work — Book Conversation with Nancy Folbre

Event Date: September 10, 2026

Please join us on September 10, 12-1:30 EDT, for a conversation with Nancy Folbre on her recent book!

Rejecting the Poisoned Pie:  Feminist Critiques of the Debt Economy

Posted By: Jocelyn Olcott
Post Date: 30 July, 2026

Debt is the technology for making care a private risk rather than a public good. Around the world, feminist researchers and activists are challenging debt’s centrality to social policy.

Are You Suffering from Low T?

Posted By: Nancy Folbre
Post Date: 30 July, 2026

Low Total Compensation Syndrome. It’s not you. It’s the economy—a silent epidemic affecting 51% of the population.

Reimagining the Economics of Late Life

Posted By: Jessica Forden
Post Date: 8 June, 2026

Conference at the New School takes a care perspective on the economics of aging.

We Need a Care Package!

Posted By: Nancy Folbre
Post Date: 26 May, 2026

We’ve built an economy that depends on unpaid and underpaid care, but penalizes the people who provide it.

The Expendables

Posted By: Nancy Folbre
Post Date: 14 May, 2026

What ancient Rome teaches us about human value in the age of AI.

War Dollars, Care Dollars  (and No Sense)

Posted By: Nancy Folbre
Post Date: 19 March, 2026

What are the care costs of a senseless war?

The Shrinking Cushion of Unpaid Care

Posted By: Leila Gautham and Nancy Folbre
Post Date: 19 March, 2026

What happened to the dream of a dual-earner/dual carer household?

Gen Z Meets The Motherhood Gamble

Post Date: 11 February, 2026

The “motherhood gamble” goes viral on TikTok.