Linda C. Babcock

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Linda C. Babcock
Born1961
Alma mater University of California, Irvine
University of Wisconsin [ clarification needed ]
OccupationAcademic
Employer Carnegie Mellon University
Spouse(s)Mark Wessel
Children1 (daughter)

Linda C. Babcock is an American academic. She is the James M. Walton Professor of Economics and former dean at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College, and is the former head of the Social and Decision Sciences department. She is also the founder and faculty director of the Program for Research and Outreach on Gender Equity in Society (PROGRESS). [1] [2]

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Background

Dr. Babcock earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California at Irvine and her Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Economics from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. A visiting professor at the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago, the Harvard Business School, and the California Institute of Technology, she is also a member of the Behavioral Economics Roundtable coordinated by the Russell Sage Foundation. In addition, she has served on the economics review panel for the National Science Foundation. [1] [3]

Babcock's research concerns the wage gap and the perception that women are more reluctant than men to ask for salary increases. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "LINDA C. BABCOCK". Heinz College. Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  2. "Linda C. Babcock | Behavioral Science & Policy Association". behavioralpolicy.org. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  3. University, Carnegie Mellon. "Linda Babcock - Social and Decision Sciences - Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences - Carnegie Mellon University". www.cmu.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  4. Slavina, Vicki (June 17, 2013). "Why Women Must Ask (The Right Way): Negotiation Advice From Stanford's Margaret A. Neale". Forbes. Retrieved January 26, 2018.