Oct 9, 2023

Nobel economics prize won by pioneering gender gap researcher

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Harvard's Claudia Goldin was awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in economics this morning. We discuss her contributions to our understanding of the gender pay gap.

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Economic historian Claudia Goldin wins Nobel Prize in economics for research on gender pay gap

by David Brancaccio and Chris Farrell

Oct 9, 2023

Claudia Goldin's work explores women's experience of the labor market and what factors drive the gender gap.

Claudia Goldin is announced as the 2023 Nobel Prize winner in economics in Sweden on Monday.

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