Claudia Goldin Wins 2023 Nobel Prize In Economic Sciences, Her Research Highlights Gender Pay Gap In Labour Market!
Congratulations are in order!
It was earlier reported that Iranian jailed, human rights activist Narges Mohammadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2023 for her fight for women’s rights and human rights in Iran. And now, another woman, Claudia Goldin has won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. The American economic historian and labour economist has won the award for her “advanced understanding of women’s labour market outcomes”. Here’s all you need to know about this Nobel Prize laureate.
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Who Is Claudia Dale Goldin?
Born in 1946, Claudia Goldin is an American economic historian and labour economist. She is currently the Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University and co-director of NBER’s Gender in the Economy Study Group. The economist had researched several things including the female labour force, the gender pay gap in earnings, income inequality, education and more.
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Why Did Claudia Goldin Win A Nobel Prize In Economic Sciences?
Claudia Goldin’s research in women’s work, labour market outcomes and gender pay gap has reportedly made an impact in the economics fields as well as women’s role in economic development. Due to this reason, Caludia has been awarded the 2023 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for furthering the understanding of women’s labour market outcomes. Through her research, the economist revealed the first comprehensive data on women’s earnings as well as their contribution to the labour market over the centuries. Her research also revealed the main sources of the gender pay gap and other gender differences in the labour market. Further, the data revealed how women are underrepresented in the global labour market as well as show the participation of married women reduced with the transition from agrarian to industrial society in the early 19th century and then grew with the growth of the service sector.
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If it wasn’t for Claudia Goldin, we wouldn’t know as much about the gender pay gap or be talking about it the way that we are today. We only have Claudia to thank for the data and research she has conducted.
First Published: October 09, 2023 5:49 PM
