Myrna Wooders
CanadaEarly Life and Education
Mirna Wooders was born in a modest farming family in Alberta, Canada. Her parents had limited formal education, with her father completing ninth grade and working as an appliance repairman, while her mother tended to gardening with seven years of schooling. Growing up on the family farm, Wooders played an active role in maintaining the vegetation, often fetching water due to her height as the tallest of four daughters. While she occasionally missed school, her farm work instilled practical skills in her. Reading opportunities were limited to the Bible, but Wooders discovered the public library by ninth grade, broadening her horizons.
Career and Notable Contributions
Mirna Wooders is a renowned Canadian economist specializing in public finance theory, network theory, and game theory. Her research has centered around coalition theory, the theory of public goods, and club theory. As a professor of economics at both Vanderbilt University and the University of Warwick, she holds editorial positions for the "Journal of Public Economic Theory" and the "Economics Bulletin." Wooders is also a fellow of the Econometric Society and the Game Theory Society.
Influences and Personal Life
Wooders credits her mother's love of gardening for her own passion for growing plants. She has passed on her strong work ethic and values to her children, with her son, John Wooders, becoming a professor of economics at the University of Arizona. Currently residing in Nashville, Tennessee, Wooders continues to make significant contributions to the field of economics.
