Robin Elizabeth Wells (born 1959) is an American

economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social sciences, social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...

. She is the co-author of several

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texts, mostly with her husband

Paul Krugman Paul Robin Krugman ( ; born February 28, 1953) is an American New Keynesian economics, New Keynesian economist who is the Distinguished Professor of Economics at the CUNY Graduate Center, Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He ...

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Life and career

Wells received her BA from the

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and her PhD from the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...

.Economics, 1st Edition by Paul Krugman and Robin Wells, Worth Publishers; 1st edition (December 28, 2005) Wells did a post-doctoral fellowship at the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of moder ...

. She has taught or done research at the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

, the

University of Southampton The University of Southampton (abbreviated as ''Soton'' in post-nominal letters) is a public university, public research university in Southampton, England. Southampton is a founding member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universit ...

Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...

, MIT, and

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial ...

. Wells is the co-author of several economics books with her husband, economist

, ''Macroeconomics'' and ''Microeconomics'', that rank among the top selling economics textbooks used in U.S. colleges today. For '' The Occupy Handbook'', Wells served as guest editor and contributed an original article. She is a frequent writer for ''The Guardian'' online, has published articles in economics journals, and has blogged for ''The

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''. With her husband, she has co-authored both articles and book reviews for ''

The New York Review of Books ''The New York Review of Books'' (or ''NYREV'' or ''NYRB'') is a semi-monthly magazine with articles on literature, culture, economics, science and current affairs. Published in New York City, it is inspired by the idea that the discussion of ...

''. Wells teaches Forrest Yoga in Princeton, New Jersey.

Selected bibliography

*''Economics: European Edition'' (Spring 2007), Paul Krugman, Robin Wells, and Kathryn Graddy. *''Macroeconomics'' (February 2006), Paul Krugman and Robin Wells.
''Economics''
(December 2005), Paul Krugman and Robin Wells. *''Microeconomics'' (March 2004), Paul Krugman and Robin Wells. *''The Occupy Handbook'' (April 2012), edited by Janet Byrne.

References

External links

Biographical sketch

Biographical sketch
Worth Publishers * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wells, Robin 1959 births American women economists Living people University of Michigan faculty 21st-century American economists 21st-century American women