Laura Ahlstrom

Co-Editor of "War Movies and Economics: Lessons from Hollywood's Adaptations of Military Conflict"

January 15, 2021

Laura J. Ahlstrom is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Oklahoma State University. Her academic research is in economic education with a focus on the gender gap in undergraduate economics coursework and degree attainment. Her economic education research and scholarship has appeared in "American Economic Association: Papers & Proceedings," "The American Economist" and "Perspectives on Economic Education Research" as well as in the edited volume "Teaching Economics: Perspectives on Innovative Economics Education" (Springer, 2019). Her research on income inequality in the United States appears in "Compensation and Benefits Review." Laura earned a PhD in economic education from the University of Delaware. She is also a former high school social studies teacher and has a Master of Arts in History.

URL: https://library.okstate.edu/news/celebratingbooks/2021-honorees/laura-ahlstrom

Last Updated: 9 February 2021