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Nobel laureate economist Claudia Goldin has joined the WNBA Players' Association as an advisor during their contract negotiations, bringing her expertise on women's labor economics to advocate for fair revenue sharing and equity in women's basketball, marking a significant shift in the league's approach to labor disputes.
Claudia Goldin, a Harvard economic historian, has been awarded the 2023 Nobel economics prize for her groundbreaking research on the causes of wage and labor market inequality between men and women. Goldin's work, which spans centuries, provides a comprehensive account of women's earnings and labor market participation, revealing the causes of change and the remaining gender gap. She is the third woman to win the Nobel economics prize and the first to win it individually. Goldin's research has significant societal implications, highlighting the need for understanding and addressing the persistent gender disparities in the workforce.
Claudia Goldin, a Harvard professor, has been awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for her research on women's progress in the workforce. She is the third woman to win the economics Nobel and the first to be honored with it solo. Goldin's research has highlighted the reasons behind differences in labor force participation and earnings for women, showing that employment among married women decreased in the 1800s but increased in the 1990s with the expansion of the service sector. She has also demonstrated that the gender wage gap persists, particularly after the birth of a woman's first child.