In 2023, Claudia Goldin was honored with the prestigious Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for her exceptional contributions to our comprehension of women’s labor market outcomes. Through her extensive research, Goldin has provided the first comprehensive account of women’s earnings and their participation in the labor market spanning centuries. Her work not only elucidates the causes of historical shifts but also identifies the key factors contributing to the enduring gender wage gap.
Claudia Goldin
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Claudia Goldin, born in 1946 in New York, NY, USA, earned her PhD in 1972 from the University of Chicago, IL, USA. She currently serves as a professor at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, USA.
In 1968, the Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden’s central bank, established this prestigious prize in memory of Alfred Nobel, the founder of the Nobel Prize. As we reflect on the history of The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, awarded from 1969 to 2022, we find that a total of 92 individuals have been recognized during this period.
To date, the youngest laureate in the field of economic sciences is Esther Duflo, who received the award in 2019 at the age of 46.
Conversely, the oldest economic sciences laureate to date is Leonid Hurwicz, who was awarded the prize in 2007 at the remarkable age of 90.
The medal dedicated to the economic sciences laureates was artistically designed by the Swedish artist and sculptor Gunvor Svensson-Lundqvist and features the North Star emblem of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.