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

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

texts, mostly with her husband

Paul Krugman Paul Robin Krugman ( ; born February 28, 1953) is an American economist, who is Distinguished Professor of Economics at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and a columnist for ''The New York Times''. In 2008, Krugman was th ...

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Life and career

Wells received her BA from the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chicago is consistently ranked among the b ...

and her PhD from the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...

.Economics, 1st Edition by Paul Krugman and Robin Wells, Worth Publishers; 1st edition (December 28, 2005) After obtaining her PhD degree in economics from UC Berkeley, Wells obtained a

post-doctoral fellowship A postdoctoral fellow, postdoctoral researcher, or simply postdoc, is a person professionally conducting research after the completion of their doctoral studies (typically a PhD). The ultimate goal of a postdoctoral research position is to pu ...

at the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

. She has taught or done research at the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

, the

University of Southampton , mottoeng = The Heights Yield to Endeavour , type = Public research university , established = 1862 – Hartley Institution1902 – Hartley University College1913 – Southampton University Coll ...

Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...

, MIT, and

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial Colleges, fourth-oldest ins ...

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

, ''Macroeconomics'' and ''Microeconomics'', that rank in the top selling economics textbooks used in U.S. colleges today. For ''

The Occupy Handbook ''The Occupy Handbook'' is a collection of essays about Occupy Wall Street as well as the larger international Occupy movement. Contributors include economists and political commentators such as: Paul Krugman, Robin Wells, Michael Lewis, Robert Rei ...

'', 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

Huffington Post ''HuffPost'' (formerly ''The Huffington Post'' until 2017 and sometimes abbreviated ''HuffPo'') is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content, and ...

''. 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 i ...

''. Wells teaches

Forrest Yoga Forrest Yoga is a style of yoga as exercise. It was created by and named for Ana T. Forrest in 1982. It is known for "its long holding of positions, emphasis on abdominal core work, and standing series that can go on for 20 poses on each side". R ...

in Princeton, New Jersey.

Selected bibliography

*''Economics: European Edition'' (Spring 2007), Paul Krugman, Robin Wells, and

Kathryn Graddy Kathryn Graddy is a professor of economics and the dean of Brandeis International Business School at Brandeis University. She is the Fred and Rita Richman Distinguished Professor in Economics at Brandeis University. Her research interests includ ...

. *''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.

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Biographical sketch

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