Claudia Goldin Wins Nobel in Economics for Studying Women in the Work Force

Her research uncovered the reasons for gender gaps in labor force participation and earnings

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She is the third woman to win the prize.

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Economics Nobel Prize goes to Claudia Goldin, an expert on women at work

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Harvard University's Claudia Goldin has won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics for her research on women in the labor market

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She studies the changing role of working women through the centuries

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and the causes of the persistent pay gap between men and women

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formally known as The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel

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comes with a prize of 11 million kronor, or about $1 million. Goldin is the third woman to receive the prize.

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Claudia Goldin's discoveries have vast society implications," said Randi Hjalmarsson

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