Timeline Claudia Goldin

Harvard economist who studies women's work and pay, and the first woman tenured in its economics department. She won the Nobel Prize in 2023 and later advised WNBA players.

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1946 Claudia Goldin born in New York City Claudia Goldin is born in New York City and grows up in the Bronx.
1967 Claudia Goldin graduates from Cornell Goldin earns her bachelor's degree.
1972 Claudia Goldin earns her PhD in Chicago Goldin completes a doctorate in economics at the University of Chicago.
1990 Claudia Goldin publishes Understanding the Gender Gap Goldin's history of American women's work and pay is published.
1990 Claudia Goldin tenured at Harvard Goldin becomes the first woman offered tenure in Harvard's economics department.
2008 Claudia Goldin publishes The Race between Education and Technology Goldin and Lawrence Katz explain rising inequality.
2013 Claudia Goldin leads the American Economic Association Goldin serves as the association's president.
2021 Claudia Goldin publishes Career and Family Goldin's book examines women's century-long struggle to combine the two.
2023 Claudia Goldin wins the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2023 Claudia Goldin, for advancing our understanding of womens labour market outcomes.
2025 Claudia Goldin advises WNBA players Goldin becomes an adviser to the players' union in contract talks with the league.
2026 Claudia Goldin's advice pays off for WNBA players The new agreement gives players a raise of nearly 400 percent and a share of revenue.