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Nancy Smith Barrett
Office:
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 577-2200
EDUCATION:
Harvard University, Ph.D., Economics, 1968.
General examination fields: Theory, Econometrics, Economic Fluctuations and Forecasting,
Public Finance.
Harvard University, M.A., Economics, 1965.
Goucher College, B.A., Economics, 1963, Summa cum laude
CURRENT POSITION (since 2003):
Wayne State University. Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. Chief
academic officer of Wayne State University, a Research Extensive University with a full-time
faculty of 1,679, an enrollment of 33,100 and a total institutional budget of over $600 million.
The University offers a wide variety of doctoral and masters programs, and numerous
baccalaureate programs in eleven academic colleges: Business Administration, Education,
Engineering, Fine, Performing and Communication Arts, Law, Liberal Arts and Sciences,
Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Social Work, and University Libraries.
PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS:
The University of Alabama. 1996-2003. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Chief
academic officer of The University of Alabama, a Research Extensive University with a full-time
faculty of 878, an enrollment of 19,600 and a total institutional budget of over $400 million. The
University offers a wide variety of doctoral and masters programs, and numerous baccalaureate
programs in ten academic colleges: Arts and Sciences, Commerce and Business Administration,
Communication and Information Sciences, Community Health Sciences, Education,
Engineering, Human Environmental Sciences, Law, Nursing, and Social Work.
Western Michigan University. 1991-1996. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Chief academic officer of Western Michigan University, a comprehensive Doctoral I University
with a full-time faculty of 750, an enrollment of about 26,000 and a total institutional budget of
over $200 million. The University offers a wide variety of doctoral and masters programs, and
numerous baccalaureate programs in six academic colleges: Arts and Sciences, Business,
Education, Engineering and Applied Sciences, Fine Arts, and Health and Human Services.
Farleigh Dickinson University. 1989-1991. Dean, Samuel J. Silberman College of Business
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Administration. Chief executive officer for a tri-campus college (in Madison, Rutherford, and
Teaneck, New Jersey), with 110 full-time and over 100 part-time faculty, serving 6000 students
in 14 graduate and 9 undergraduate programs in business and economics.
American University. Between 1966 and 1989, served as Instructor, Assistant Professor,
Associate Professor, and Full Professor (from 1974) in the Department of Economics, College of
Arts and Sciences. Tenure from 1972. Served seven years as Department Chair (1974-75 and
1983-89) and at other times as director of Ph.D., M.A. and B.A. programs, respectively. Served
three terms on the University Senate and on its Executive and Finance Committees and chaired
the University Committee on Graduate Studies. Served several terms on the College of Arts and
Sciences Educational Policy Committee and its Steering Committee and as Chair of its Budget
Advisory Committee. Taught graduate and undergraduate courses in macro and micro theory,
mathematical economics, econometrics, and labor economics.
Civil Aeronautics Board. 1981. This was a half-year appointment to complete the leave of
absence that began at the Department of Labor (see below). Served as special assistant to
Member Bailey, and provided economic analysis and policy advice with respect to airline
deregulation.
Department of Labor. 1979-81. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Evaluation, and
Research. Principal advisor to the Secretary and Assistant Secretary on matters of economic
policy, including macroeconomic policy, employment and training programs, statistical policy,
union-management relations, and regulatory policy. Served as the Department's representative to
the economic forecasting "Troikka", the White House Productivity Council, the Chrysler Loan
Guarantee Board, the Steel and Auto Industry tripartite committees, and the Board of the Alaska
Natural Gas Pipeline project. Oversaw and coordinated a research budget of over $250 million
annually. Served the final four months as acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Evaluation, and
Research.
The Urban Institute. 1977-79. Principal Research Associate. Directed a ten-member,
interdisciplinary research team investigating the social and economic status of women.
Responsible for fundraising from government, foundations, and private corporations.
Council of Economic Advisers. 1977. Senior Staff. Advised Council members on economic
policy matters, particularly, anti-inflation policy, trade, industrial policy, and unemployment.
Carter-Mondale Transition. 1976-77. Provided economic analysis for the Departments of
Treasury, Labor, and Commerce. Principal economist developing anti-inflation policy options
for presidential review.
Congressional Budget Office. 1975-76. Deputy Assistant Director for Fiscal Analysis. Deputy
director of the Fiscal Analysis Division responsible for monitoring general economic conditions,
producing forecasts, and evaluating fiscal policy options for the House and Senate Budget
Committees. Supervised ten professionals and wrote numerous economic reports. Testified
before congressional committees and prepared testimony for the Director. Traveled widely in
the United States and to approximately 20 countries speaking on economic policy issues and the
new congressional budget-process.
University of Gothenburg, Sweden. 1973. Visiting Professor. Primarily a research
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appointment. Taught a graduate seminar in theories of inflation. Presented seminars at the
Universities of Lund and Stockholm.
BOOKS:
The Theory of Macroeconomic Policy (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1975
and 1972). Two editions.
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The Theory of Microeconomic Policy (Lexington, Mass.: D.C. Heath and Company, 1974).
Prices and Wages in U.S. Manufacturing, with G. Gerardi and T. Hart (Lexington, Mass.: D.C.
Heath and Company, Lexington Books, 1973).
ARTICLES IN JOURNALS, BOOKS, AND OTHER COLLECTIONS:
"Investing in Women Workers," in Lester M. Salamon and David Hornbeck (eds.)Human
Capital and America's Future Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991.
"Taxation," in The American Annual 1990. Yearbook of the Encyclopedia Americana (New
York: Grolier, Inc., 1990).
"Productivity Growth and Women's Labor Force Participation," with Ines Bustillo, Journal of
Economic Perspectives, Summer, 1989.
"Social Justice for Poor Women," Journal of Peace and Justice Studies, I, 2, 1989.
"Fiscal Policy," with Robert Eisner, in Mark Green and Mark Pinsky (eds.), America's
Transition: Blueprints for the 1990s (New York: Democracy Project, Inc., 1989).
"Women's Unemployment," in Helen Tierney (ed.), Women's Studies Encyclopedia, Vol. I,
Views from the Sciences (Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1988). Second edition
forthcoming 1997.
"Women and the Economy," in Sara E. Rix (ed.), The American Women,1987-88 (New York:
W.W. Norton, 1987). Reprinted in Male/Female Roles (St. Paul: Greenhaven Press, 1988).
"Sex-based Employment Quotas in Sweden: Discussion," in Clair Brown and Joseph A.
Pechman (eds.) Gender in the Workplace (Washington: The Brookings Institution, 1987).
"The Full Employment Issue," Public Law Review, Summer, 1986.
"The Case for Collaboration," Commonweal, June 21, 1985.
"Poverty, Welfare, and Comparable Worth," in Phylliss Schafly (ed.), Equal Pay for Unequal
Work, (Washington, D.C.: Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund, 1984). Reprinted in
excerpt as "An Argument for Comparable Worth," in Bonnie Szumski (ed.), Social Justice (St.
Paul: Greenhaven Press, 1984).
"The Part-time Workforce," in Work in the 21st Century (Alexandria, Virginia: The American
Society for Personnel Administration, 1983). Reprinted in Personnel Administrator, December,
1983.
"Perspectives on Unemployment and Policy," The Review of Black Political Economy, Spring,
1983.
"Theories of Labor Market Performance: Discussion," in Martin Neil Baily (ed.), Workers, Jobs,
and Inflation (Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution, 1983).
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"Obstacles to Economic Parity for Women," American Economic Review, (proceedings
volume), May 1982. Reprinted in Lloyd Reynolds, Stanley Masters, and Collette Moser (eds.),
Readings in Labor Economics and Labor Relations, 4th eduction (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.:
Prentice Hall, Inc., 1985).
"Le donne nell'economia statunitense: progresso o povera?" (Women in the United States:
Progress or Poverty?) Osservatoria, January/February 1981.
"How the Study of Women Has Restructured the Discipline of Economics, Soundings, (Winter,
1981). Reprinted in Elizabeth Langland and Walter Gove (eds.), A Feminist Perspective in the
Academy (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1981). Published in Spanish by Editorial
Fraterna, Buenos Aires, 1987.
"Poverty in Female-Headed Households," with Robert Crosslin, Social Welfare Forum (New
York: Columbia University Press, 1981).
"Models of Female Labor Supply and Projections of Future Labor Force Growth: Comment," in
E. Andrews, C. Gilroy, and C. Lloyd (eds.), Women in the Labor Force (New York: Columbia
University Press, 1980).
"Women in the Job Market: Occupations, Earnings, and Career Opportunities," in Ralph E.
Smith (ed.), The Subtle Revolution: Women at Work (Washington, D.C.: The Urban Institute,
1979).
"Women in the Job Market: Unemployment and Work Schedules," in Ralph E. Smith (ed.), The
Subtle Revolution: Women at Work, cit. supra.
"Data Needs for Evaluating the Labor-Market Status of Women," in U.S. Bureau of the Census,
Issues in Federal Statistics Relating to Women (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing
Office, 1979).
Labor-Force Data Needs for Macroeconomic Planning and Projections, (Washington, D.C.:
National Commission on Employment and Unemployment Statistics, 1979).
"The Impact of the Unemployment Rate on Labor Force Entries and Exits: Comment," in
National Commission for Manpower Policy, Women's Changing Roles at Home and on the Job
(Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1978).
"Career Aspirations of Young Women" Comment," American Statistical Association,
Proceedings of the Social Statistics Section, August 1978.
"The Impact of Increased Female Labor Force Participation on Traditional Labor Force
Measures, in Labor Force Yardsticks: A Guide to Policies for Reducing Unemployment (New
York: The Conference Board, 1978).
"Unemployment in Western Europe and the U.S.: A Problem of Demand, Structure, or
Measurement?: Comment," American Economic Review, (proceedings volume), May 1978.
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"The Anatomy of Earnings Behavior: Comment," in F. Thomas Juster (ed.), The Distribution of
Economic Well-Being, National Bureau of Economic Research, Studies in Income and Wealth,
Vol. 41 (Cambridge, Massachusetts: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1977).
"The Persistence of Male-Female Earnings Differentials: Comment," in F. Thomas Juster (eds.),
The Distribution of Economic Well-Being, cit. supra.
"On the Length of Spells of Unemployment in Sweden: Reply," American Economic Review,
March 1977.
"Women in Industrial Society: An International Perspective," in Jane Roberts Chapman (ed.),
Economic Independence for Women, Sage Yearbooks in Women's Policy Studies, Vol. 1
(Beverly Hills, California: Sage Publications, Inc., 1976).
"The Economy Ahead of Us: Will Women Have Different Roles?" in Juanita Kreps (ed.),
Women and the American Economy, A Look to the 1980s, The American Assembly (Englewood
Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1976).
"Socialism pa prov: fallet Chile" (Socialism on Trial: The Case of Chile), with Bo Sodersten,
Den svenska skoldpaddan (The Swedish Tortoise), (Stockholm: Raben & Sjogren, 1975).
Temporary Measures to Stimulate Employment, with others, (Washington, D.C.: Congressional
Budget Office, 1975).
"Unemployment Flows, Welfare, and Labor Market Efficiency in Sweden and the United
States," with Bo Sodersten, Swedish Journal of Economics, 1975:3.
"The U.S. Phillips Curve and International Unemployment Rate Differentials, American
Economic Review, March 1975.
"Why Do Blacks and Women Have High Unemployment Rates?", with Richard D.
Morgenstern, Journal of Human Resource, Fall, 1974.
"The Retrospective Bias in Unemployment Reporting by Sex, Race, and Age," with Richard D.
Morgenstern, Journal of the American Statistical Association, June 1974.
"Have Swedish Women Achieved Equality?", Challenge, November 1973.
"Economics and the Alienation of Women: A Feminine Critique," in James H. Weaver (ed.),
Modern Political Economy (Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1972).
"A Problem in Deducing Welfare Changes from Index Numbers of Real Income," Journal of
Political Economy, May 1969.
Planning for Regional Economic Development: A Proposal for France, unpublished doctoral
dissertation, Harvard University, 1967.
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SELECTED PAPER PRESENTATIONS, LECTURES, AND TESTIMONY
"Economic, Social, and Financial Challenges," Parliamentarians Conference, Wroxton, England,
April 1990.
"Changing Roles of Women: An Economist's Perspective," Annual Meeting of the American
Statistical Association, Washington, D.C., August 1989.
"Productivity and Poverty," National Economists Club, Washington, D.C., February 1989.
"Fiscal Policy Proposals for a New Administration," Democracy Project Retreat, Washington,
D.C. June 1988.
"Fiscal Policy Priorities for the Next President," Conference on the first 100 Days, sponsored by
the Economics Policy Institute, National Press Club, Washington, D.C., June 1988.
"The Economic Impact of Raising the Minimum Wage," briefing for Congressional staff, June
1988.
"Women in the Workforce in the Year 2000," testimony before the Subcommittee on Investment,
Jobs, and Prices of the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress, April 1988.
"The State of the Dream: Has There Been Economic Progress for Black Americans?"
Conference on the State of the Dream in honor of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
The American University, Washington, D.C., January 1988.
"A Critique of President Reagan's Economic Policy," Economic Roundtable, Annual Meeting of
Americans for Democratic Action, Washington, D.C., January 1988.
"Strategies and Goals for Full Employment," (Chair) Annual Meeting of the American Economic
Association, Chicago, December 1987.
"Policy Proposals for the Democratic Platform," Roundtable on the Democratic Platform,
Women's National Democratic Club, Washington, D.C., December 1987.
"The Changing American Economy: Implications for Women and the Federal Workforce,"
Economic Outlook Conference, Social Security Administration, Baltimore, October 1987.
"New Evidence on the Economic Status of Women," briefing for Congressional staff, October
1987.
"An Economic Analysis of American Social Trends," Board of the Foreign Service, U.S.
Department of State, Washington, D.C., July 1987.
"Jobs and Income in the Eighties," Women's National Democratic Club, April 1987.
"The Role of Government in Domestic Macroeconomic Policy," Senior Seminar, Foreign
Service Institute, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C., October 1986.
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"An Agenda for Economic Policy," Congressional Conference on the Defense Budget, May
1986.
"Unemployment: Theory and Remedies," Conference on Economic and Social Justice, Villanova
University, April 1986.
"Achieving Full Employment," Lecture Series on Politics and Economics: Reevaluating the
Role of Government," Women's National Democratic Club, October 1985.
"Achieving Full Employment," testimony before the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization of
the Committee on Banking, U.S. House of Representatives, March 1985.
"Collaborating to Shape the Economy," Workshop on the Bishops' Pastoral, Center for
Professional Ethics, Manhattan College, New York, March 1985.
"A Macroeconomic Analysis of President Reagan's FY 1986 Budget," testimony before the
Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, February 1985.
"The Case for Full Employment," Annual Meeting of the United States Catholic Conference,
Washington, February 1985.
"Women As Workers," Keynote Address, Minnesota State Conference on Women, the
Economy, and Public Policy, Minneapolis, October 1984.
"The Welfare Trap," Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association, Dallas, December
1984.
"Women as Workers," National Conference on Women, the Economy, and Public Policy,
Washington, D.C., June 1984.
"Jobs for Poor Women," A Leadership Forum: Toward New Economic Strategies for Full
Employment, sponsored by the Villers Foundation, Washington, D.C., June 1984.
"The Feminization of Poverty," Catholic Conference of Bishops, Working Group on the U.S.
Economy, Washington, D.C., November 1983.
"The Welfare System as State Paternalism," Conference on Women and Structural
Transformation, Institute for Research on Women, Rutgers University, November 1983.
"Poverty, Welfare, and Comparable Worth," Conference on Comparable Worth, Eagle Forum
Education and Legal Defense Fund, Washington, D.C., October 1983.
"Economic Status of Part-time Workers," National Conference of Part-time Professionals,
Alexandria, Virginia, October 1983.
"Stimulating Economic Recovery through the Budget Process," Progressive House Staff Group,
Washington, D.C., February 1983.
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"Perspectives on Unemployment and Policy," Vivian Wilson Henderson Lectures in Labor
Economics, Clark College, Atlanta, Georgia, November 1982.
"The Costs of Unemployment," testimony before the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary
Policy of the Banking Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, August 1982.
"Women's Labor Force Participation: Its Impact on Aggregate Productivity Performance,"
Annual Meeting of the Eastern Economic Association, Washington, D.C., April 1982.
"Economic Planning for Employment Stability," Congressional Roundtable, Washington, D.C.,
April 1982.
"Policies for Remedying Women's Employment Problems," testimony before the Joint Economic
Committee, U.S. Congress, February 1982.
"Obstacles to Economic Parity for Women," Annual Meeting of the American Economic
Association, Washington, D.C., December 1981.
"A Critique of Reaganomics," Annual Meeting of Americans for Democratic Action,
Washington, D.C., June 1981.
"Women in Today's Economy," Phillips Lecture Series: Economic Prospects and Policies in
Changing Times, West Chester State College, March 1981.
"Women's Participation in the U.S. Labor Force," Conference on Economic Policies of Female
Labor in Italy and the United States, Centro di Studi Americani, Rome, Italy, December 1980.
"Theories of Labor Market Performance: An Overview: Discussion," The Brookings Institution
Conference on Labor Market Tightness, November 1980.
"The Study of Women in Economics," Distinguished Lecture Series, Vanderbilt University,
October 1980.
"Women in the Labor Force," Public Lecture Series. University of Connecticut, November
1979.
"Women in Today's Economy: Progress or Poverty," testimony before the Committee on Human
Resources, U.S. Senate, February 1979.
"Evaluation of Fiscal and Monetary Policy," testimony before the Joint Economic Committee,
U.S. Congress, February, 1979.
"Anti-Inflation Full Employment Policies: Discussion," The Brookings Institution Conference on
the Politics and Sociology of Global Inflation, December 1978.
"The Changing Role of Women and Families," Washington Journalism Center, November 1978.
"The American Family: An Economic Perspective," New England Society of Newspaper
Editors, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, November 1978.
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"Wage and Price Adjustments, Expectations, and Unemployment Redefined: A Case Study of
Yugoslavia: Comment," First International Conference on the Economics of Workers'
Management, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, October 1978.
"Career Aspirations of Young Women: Comment," Annual Meeting of the American Statistical
Association, San Diego, August 1978.
"Inflation and Unemployment--Current Policy Issues in the U.S.," Industrial Institute for Social
and Economic Research, Stockholm, May 1978.
"Women as a Political Pressure Group in the U.S.," Swedish Institute of International Affairs,
Stockholm, May 1978.
"Evaluation of Current Unemployment Statistics," testimony before the National Commission
on Employment and Unemployment Statistics, May 1978.
"The Impact of Recent Economic and Social Changes on the American Family," Symposium on
Education of Women for Social and Political Leadership, Southern Methodist University, Dallas,
March 1978.
"Comparison of Alternative Employment Strategies," Annual Meeting of the Society of
Government Economists, Washington, D.C., March 1978.
"The State of the Economy," Annual Meeting of the Missouri Valley Economy Association, St.
Louis, February 1977.
"Measuring Prices and Wages: Comment," Annual Meeting of the American Economic
Association, Atlantic City, New Jersey, September 1976.
"Evaluation of the Proposed Humphrey-Hawkins Bill," testimony before the New Member
Caucus, U.S. House of Representatives, April 1976.
"Women's Current Economic Status," AFL-CIO Labor Studies Center, Washington, D.C., March
1976.
"Sexism in the U.S. Economy," Public Lecture Series, Notre Dame University, January 1976.
"The Economic Position of Women in the United Kingdom: Comment," Annual Meeting of the
American Economic Association, Dallas, December 1975.
"Policy Options for Achieving Full Employment," Congressional Conference on Full
Employment, Washington, D.C., December 1975.
"The Impact of Inflation on Families," with Anita M. Driscoll, National Agricultural Outlook
Conference, Agricultural Research Service, Washington, D.C., November 1975.
"Temporary Measures to Stimulate Employment," Southeastern Association of Manpower
Planners, Louisville, Kentucky, November 1975.
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"Congressional Countercyclical Strategy," Indiana Manpower Development Council,
Indianapolis, October 1975.
"The New Congressional Budget Process," Annual Meeting of the National Association of
Counties, Denver, Colorado, October 1975.
"Understanding National Economic Policy," AFL-CIO Labor Studies Center, Washington, D.C.,
March 1975.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Cognitive Skills Project of the Graduate Record Examination Board and Educational Testing
Service, Economics Representative, 1987-88.
Lecture, Program in Advanced Studies, The Brookings Institution, 1978-81.
Salzburg Seminar in American Studies, Salzburg, Austria. Faculty Member for Women in
Changing Societies. August, 1980.
International Symposium on Industrial Policies for the 1980s, Madrid, Spain. U.S. Delegate,
May 1980.
Public Lectures: "Policy Options for the U.S. Economy," "The Congressional Role in the
Economic Policy Process," and "The Status of Women in Industrial Society," before various
audiences in Japan, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Burma, and Australia. Sponsored by the U.S.
Information Agency. October-November 1976.
Public Lectures: "How to Deal with Recession," "Policy Instruments for Containing
Stagflation," "The Economic Policy Process in the United States," and "The Status of Women in
the United States," before various audiences in Europe and the Middle-East. Sponsored by the
U.S. Information Agency. January-February 1976.
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Outstanding Scholarship and Professional Achievement, College of Arts and Sciences, American
University, 1984.
Fulbright Scholar, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and the Institute of Economic Studies,
Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1973.
Outstanding Woman Faculty Member, American University, 1971.
National Science Foundation Fellowship, Harvard University, 1964-1965.
Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, Harvard University, 1963-64.
Phi Beta Kappa, Goucher College, 1963.
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Max Hoschild Award in Economics, Goucher College, 1963.
Eleanor Voss Award in International Relations, Goucher College, 1963.
COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEMBERSHIPS
The Economists’ Committee on Public Policy. Current.
Economic Policy Institute. Research Council. Current.
Committee of Examiners in Economics, Graduate Record Examinations, Educational Testing
Service, Princeton, New Jersey. 1982-90. (Chair 1989-90)
American Economic Association, Nominating Committee, 1987-88.
American Economic Association, Program Committee for the Annual Meetings, 1987.
Foreign Service Examination, Educational Testing Service, Committee of Examiners,
1986-87.
The German Marshall Fund of the United States. Fellowship Selection Committee. 1979, 1981,
1983, 1990.
American Economic Association, Advisory Committee to the Census Bureau. Chair.
1978-79.
Radcliffe Data Resource and Research Center. Board of Consultants. 1978-79.
American Economic Association, Nominating Committee. 1977-78.
U.S. Census Bureau, Advisory Committee on Women's Issues in Federal Statistics, 1977-78.
Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Foundation, Regional Advisory Panel. 1971-73.
October 2003
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