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Mieke Meurs serves as Professor and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies in the Department of Economics at American University, teaching courses including Heterodox Microeconomics, Political Economy, and the Economics of Gender.
Her educational qualifications:
- PhD in Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- BS in Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Her research centers on feminist economics, specifically care work and gender bargaining power, examining national childcare/eldercare models and their labor market impacts across the Global South and transition economies of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
Recent publications analyze gender dynamics in Bulgaria's eldercare sector, Bangladesh's household bargaining power, and Bulgarian small landholders, revealing consistent patterns of gendered labor exploitation and policy gaps in care infrastructure across diverse cultural contexts.
Professional recognition includes:
- Past Executive Vice-President and Treasurer of the International Association for Feminist Economics
- Editorial Board membership for Politics + Society
Her field research on gender bargaining power received direct funding from the Open Society Foundation, though no formal advising relationships or lab affiliations are documented.
