Richard D Wolff Podcast, Bio, Wiki, Age, Wife, Books, Salary, and Net Worth

Richard D Wolff Bio | Wiki

Richard D Wolff (Full Name: Richard David Wolff) is a well-known American Marxian economist, known for his work on economic methodology and class analysis. He works as a Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is presently a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School in New York. Richard has also taught economics at Yale University, City University of New York, University of Utah, University of Paris I (Sorbonne), as well as The Brecht Forum in New York City.

He co-founded the journal Rethinking Marxism in 1988. As of now, Richard works as a co-founder and host of the weekly 30-minute-long program Economic Update, which is produced by the non-profit Democracy at Work. The podcast Economic Update is on YouTube, FreeSpeech TV, WBAI-FM in New York City (Pacifica Radio), CUNY-TV (WNYE-DT3), and is available as a podcast. He is featured regularly in television, print, and internet media. The New York Times Magazine has named Richard “America’s most prominent Marxist economist”.

Richard D Wolff Age

Richard was born on April 1, 1942, in Youngstown, Ohio, in the United States. He is 81 years old. Richard celebrates his birthday on April 1, every year.

Richard D Wolff Height

He is a man of above-average stature. Richard stands at a height of 5 ft 10 in (Approx 1.75 m).

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Richard D Wolff Family

He was born and brought up in Youngstown, Ohio, in the United States to his parents. Richard’s parents emigrated from Europe to the United States during World War II. Richard’s father, a French lawyer working until that point in Cologne, Germany, received employment as a steelworker in Youngstown, Ohio (in part due to his European certification was not being recognized in the United States), and the family finally settled outside New York City. His mom was a German citizen. His father became acquainted with Max Horkheimer.

Richard D Wolff Wife

Richard married his wife Harriet Fraad a feminist activist, psychotherapist, and hypnotherapist in New York City who has been practicing as a psychotherapist and hypnotherapist for 37 years. The pair also co-write for Economy and Psychology, a blog about the interface of those two topics. Richard and his wife Harried have two children.

Richard D Wolff Education

He earned a BA magna cum laude in history from Harvard in 1963 and went on to Stanford—he attained an MA in economics in 1964—to study with Paul A. Baran. Paul died prematurely from a heart attack in 1964 and Richard transferred to Yale University, where he earned an MA in economics in 1966, MA in history in 1967, as well as a Ph.D. in economics in 1969.

Richard D Wolff Podcast

Richard works as a co-founder and host of the weekly 30-minute-long program Economic Update, which became produced by the non-profit Democracy at Work. This program also explores complex economic problems and empowers listeners with details to analyze their own financial situation and also the economy at large. The podcast Economic Update is on YouTube, FreeSpeech TV, WBAI-FM in New York City (Pacifica Radio), CUNY-TV (WNYE-DT3), and is available as a podcast.

Richard D Wolff Books

– The Sickness is the System: When Capitalism Fails to Save Us from Pandemics Or Itself (2020)
– Understanding Socialism (2019)
– Understanding Marxism (2019)
– Capitalism’s Crisis Deepens: Essays on the Global Economic Meltdown (2016)
– Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism (2012)
– Contending Economic Theories: Neoclassical, Keynesian, and Marxian (2012)
– Occupy the Economy: Challenging Capitalism (2012)
– Capitalism Hits the Fan (2009)
– Bringing it All Back Home: Class, Gender, and Power in the Modern Household (1994)
– Economics: Marxian Versus Neoclassical (1987)

Richard D Wolff Salary

He earns a satisfying amount from his work as a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School in New York and a co-founder and host of the weekly 30-minute-long program Economic Update. Richard’s average salary is $92,596 per year.

Richard D Wolff Net Worth

He works as a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School in New York and a co-founder and host of the weekly 30-minute-long program Economic Update. Therefore, Richard has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Richard’s estimated net worth is $1 million.

How Old Is Richard D Wolff

Richard is an 81-year-old who was born on April 1, 1942, in Youngstown, Ohio, in the United States.

Is Richard D Wolff Married

Yes. Richard married his wife Harriet Fraad a feminist activist, psychotherapist, and hypnotherapist in New York City who has been practicing as a psychotherapist and hypnotherapist for 37 years. The pair co-write for Economy and Psychology, a blog about the interface of those two topics. Richard and his wife Harried have two children.

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