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