Andrew S. Zimbalist is the Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics at Smith College, where he has been a faculty member in the Economics Department since 1974.
He earned his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1969, followed by his M.
A. and Ph.D.
from Harvard University in 1972 and 1974, respectively. He is a prolific author, having published several dozen articles and twenty-four books throughout his career.