Claudia Goldin
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 77 |
| Date of birth | May 14,1946 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | New York |
| United States | |
| Fields | Labour economics |
| Economic history | |
| Notable student | Bridget Terry Long |
| Cecilia Rouse | |
| Leah Boustan | |
| Daniel K. Fetter | |
| Robert Whaples | |
| Job | Professor |
| Economist | |
| Education | The University of Chicago |
| Cornell University | |
| Books | The race between education and technology |
| Understanding the gender gap | |
| Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey Toward Equity | |
| Urban Slavery in the American South, 1820-1860: A Quantitative History | |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship for Humanities, US & Canada |
| Doctor advisor | Robert Fogel |
| Academic advisor | Robert Fogel |
| Field | Economic History |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 576457 |
Claudia Goldin Life story
Claudia Goldin is an American economic historian and labor economist who is currently the Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University. She is a co-director of the NBER's Gender in the Economy Study Group and was the director of the NBER’s Development of the American Economy program from 1989 to 2017.
Nobel economics prize awarded to Claudia Goldin for work on gender pay gap
This year's Nobel economics prize has been awarded to Claudia Goldin , an American economic historian, for her work On Women 's employment and pay.
Prof Goldin's research uncovered key drivers behind the gender pay gap, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.
She is only the third woman to receive The Prize , and The First to not share the award with male colleagues.
Prof Goldin currently teaches labour market history at Harvard University in the US.
She had " advanced our understanding of women's labour market outcomes" the Swedish Academy of Sciences said, pointing to her work examining 200 years of data on the US workforce, showing how and why gender differences in earnings and employment rates changed over time.
" This year's Laureate in the Economic Sciences, Claudia Goldin , provided The First comprehensive account of women's earnings and labour market participation through the centuries, " The Prize -giving body said in a statement.
" Her research reveals the causes of change, as well as the main sources of The Remaining gender gap. "
On her website she also publishes a blog about her dog, Pika, a Golden Retriever .
The economics prize is different to the original prizes in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace, which were established by Alfred Nobel and first awarded in 1901.
The Prize for economics was established in 1968 and funded by Sweden's Central Bank .
Elinor Ostrom , which she was awarded jointly with Oliver E Williamson for research on economic governance.
In 2019 Esther Duflo shared the award with her husband Abhijit Banerjee , and Michael Kremer , for work that focused on poor communities in India and Kenya.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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