Distinguished Women Economists

This reference contains alphabetically arranged entries on 51 historical and contemporary women economists. Each entry includes a brief introduction, biographical sketch, summary of contributions, and selected bibliography of works by and about the person discussed. The authors assert that while all are not equally important to the development of the field, each economist profiled has made a difference in the scope, depth, or use of economics. James Cicarelli is Professor of Economics at Roosevelt U. and Julianne Cicarelli teaches at the Huntington Learning Center in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

JAMES CICARELLI is Professor of Economics at Roosevelt University. He is the author of four books and of articles published in numerous journals such asThe American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Technological Forecasting,The New Republic, and The Chicago Tribune. He is a regular contributor toThe Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives.

JULIANNE CICARELLI teaches at the Huntington Learning Center in Arlington Heights, IL. Her essays have appeared in a number of books, includingBiographical Directory of Council of Economics Advisers (1988) and Nobel Laureates in Economic Sciences (1989). She contributes regularly toThe Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives.