Economic historian and labor economist Claudia Goldin is a pioneering researcher of women’s labor market outcomes, covering such topics as coeducation and women’s representation in higher education, the impact of the birth control pill on women’s marriage and career decisions, and women’s last names after marriage as a social indicator.
In addition to her historical work on women in the U.S. economy, Goldin herself has broken many gender barriers, such as being the first woman professor to be tenured in Harvard’s economics department. She was honored with the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2023, becoming the third woman to win the award and the first to win it solo.
Professional positions
- 1990–present: Henry Lee Professor of Economics and Lee and Ezpeleta Professor of Arts and Sciences (2023–present), Harvard University
- 1979–1990: Associate (1979–1985) and full (1985–1990) professor of economics, University of Pennsylvania
- 1973–1979: Assistant professor of economics, Princeton University
- 1971–1973: Assistant professor of economics, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Notable publications
- Goldin, Claudia. 2021. Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey Toward Equity. Princeton University Press.
- Goldin, Claudia, and Lawrence F. Katz. 2008. The Race Between Education and Technology. Harvard University Press.
- Glaeser, Edward L., and Claudia Goldin, eds. 2006. Corruption and Reform: Lessons from America’s Economic History. University of Chicago Press.
- Goldin, Claudia. 1990. Understanding the Gender Gap: An Economic History of America Women. Oxford University Press.
Degrees
- PhD, economics, University of Chicago
- MA, economics, University of Chicago
- BA, economics, Cornell University
