Juliet B. Schor

Juliet B. Schor's research has focused on the economics of work, spending, environment, and the consumer culture. She is the author of Born to Buy, The Overworked American, and The Overspent American. She is a professor of sociology at Boston College, a former member of the Harvard economics department, and a Guggenheim Fellowship recipient. Juliet is also a cofounder of the Center for a New American Dream, an organization devoted to ecologically and socially sustainable lifestyles.