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Blank was Chancellor Emeritus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research focused on how macroeconomic factors interact with labor markets and government policy to affect economic wellbeing, particularly among lower-income households. She served as Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Deputy U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Undersecretary for Economic Affairs, member of the Council of Economic Advisors and on National Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ of Science panels. She also analyzed policies for promoting social welfare, especially for anti-poverty programs. Her books include Changing Inequality, Measuring Racial Discrimination (with Marilyn Dabady and Connie Citro), Is the Market Moral? A Dialogue on Religion, Economics, and Justice (with William McGurn), It Takes A Nation: A New Agenda for Fighting Poverty, and Do Justice: Linking Christian Faith and Modern Economic Life.