DEPARTMENT
OF ECONOMICS
Dr. Alexandra Bernasek
Associate Professor
B.Ec. (Honors Class II, Division I), University of Sydney, Australia;
M.A., Ph.D., Economics, University of Michigan.
Dr. Bernasek has been on the faculty since 1992. In addition to
teaching in the economics department, she also teaches in Women's Studies.
She is a member of the International Association for Feminist Economics
(IAFFE).
I
think at least a basic understanding of the economy and economics
is important for people to have. Why do some people get paid more than others?
Why are so many people not covered by health insurance? When there's a natural
disater why do prices rise? Those are all things that affect our lives.
Unfortunately,economics has an unecessarily bad reputation among students!! I try to make
economics accessible and easily understandable to students. There
are important problem solving skills that can be learned from the
study of economics and those are an integral part of my classes.
I think economic problems are important and interesting, and I try
to communicate that to my students.
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Principles of Microeconomics
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Gender in the Economy
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Economic Development
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Microecnomic Analysis I
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Women in the Economy
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My research is most generally in the
area of gender and the economic well-being of individuals and societies. I have
worked on economic problems in developing countries, as well as economic
problems in the U.S. My current research is on gender differences in risk
aversion and the implications for financial decision making, women, risk and
retirement, and the influence of age on women's financial risk taking.
"Are Women More Risk Averse?," Economic Enquiry , October 1998 (with
Nancy Ammon Jianakoplos).
"Who Gets Maternity Leave? The Case of Malaysia," Contemporary
Economic Policy, April 1997 (with Julie Gallaway).
"Why Do Women Invest Differently Than Men?" in Financial Counseling
and Planning, Vol 7, 1996 (with Vickie Bajtelsmit).
Copyright © 1999. Department of Economics, Colorado State University
Last revised:August 1, 1999.
