In 1989, Claudia Goldin became the first woman to be given tenure in the economics department at Harvard University. According to the International Labor Organization, unpaid care work is estimated to be one of the major barriers to women’s entry into the labour force. In India, conversations about recognising unpaid care work have been in the public sphere for many …
The Nobel Prize in Economics this year has gone to Professor Claudia Goldin of Harvard University for her research in advancing our understanding of women's labor force participation. By analyzing data from as far back as the late 18th century, Goldin found that even though women's participation in the labor force has increased with the development of the service sector, …
October 10, 2023 08:30 pm | Updated 08:55 pm IST The story so far: On Monday, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences for 2023 was being awarded to Harvard University Professor Claudia Goldin for “having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes”. The Harvard professor observed that in the early …
Goldin is the third woman so far to be awarded the prestigious economics prize. Harvard economist Claudia Goldin has been awarded the Nobel Prize in economics for her work examining the gender pay gap. “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 Royal …