Women, Economics, and the Concept of the Market: A Second Look at Reaganomics

Economic performance during the Reagan years fell far short of the hyperbole surrounding the 1980s. Touted as a period of robust economic expansion, in retrospect, the Reagan years did not produce unusually high growth in total output, resulted in relatively high overall unemployment rates, and ushered in a new era of increased economic instability [May, forthcoming]. During this period of disappointing growth, women and minorities became especially marginalized.

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	May, Ann Mari Professor of Economics Expertise: Political Business Cycles Gender Specialist in Social Sciences Feminist Economics U.S. Economic History Women and Higher Education Economics CBA 349 P.O. Box 880489 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588-0489, USA Phone: (402) 472-3369 Fax: (402) 472-9700 amay1@unl.edu	May, Ann Mari	Economics