M.V. Lee Badgett

Professor of Economics
, Williams Institute
Profile / Bio: 

M. V. Lee Badgett's new book is "The Economic Case for LGBT Equality: Why Fairness and Equality Benefit Us All" from Beacon Press. Her research focuses on economic inequality for LGBT people, including wage gaps, employment discrimination, and poverty, and on the global cost of homophobia and transphobia. Her books on LGBT economic issues have debunked the myth of gay affluence and have shown that same-sex marriage is good for society. She's been an expert witness (Congress, state legislatures, & litigation), consultant (such as World Bank and UN), public intellectual, and public speaker.

Materials

Title Date Learning Materials Topic
The Economic Cost of Exclusion of LGBT People 05 December 2016 Slides Gender Equality, Economics
Session Video - On the Margins of Development: Asia Pacific LGBT Inclusion, Poverty Reduction, and Prosperity 05 December 2016 Multimedia Economics, Gender Equality
The Economic Cost of Exclusion of LGBT People 05 December 2016 Multimedia Gender Equality, Economics
Session Video - On the Margins of Development: Asia Pacific LGBT Inclusion Poverty Reduction and Prosperity 05 December 2016 Multimedia Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection