Nobel economics prize goes to Harvard’s Claudia Goldin for research on the workplace gender gap

STOCKHOLM — Claudia Goldin, a Harvard University professor, was awarded the Nobel economics prize on Monday for research that helps explain why women around the world are less likely than men to work and to earn less money when they do. Fittingly, the announcement marked a small step toward closing a gender gap among Nobel … Read more

Nobel economics prize awarded to U.S. economist Claudia Goldin for work on women in the labor market

The Nobel economics prize was on Monday awarded to Professor Claudia Goldin of Harvard University for her research on women in the labor market. Goldin provided the first comprehensive account of women’s earnings and labor market outcomes through the centuries, the Nobel committee said during the prize announcement. Her research reveals new patterns, identifies causes … Read more