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Women Economists on the Post-Pandemic Recovery
The Commons publishes opinions by women economists. Economics has a crucial role to play in building the post-pandemic world and setting policies that affect global welfare, yet the field remains predominantly male. Men hold 85 percent of full economics professorships at U.S. universities and so far have published about the same proportion of working papers on Covid-19, according to preliminary research. Women need to take their rightful place in these conversations. Their experiences and views can offer different approaches and solutions.
The Commons, named for the work of Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom, is a forum for these ideas. Founder and editor: Andrea Gurwitt. Email: TheCommonsOpinions@gmail.com.
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