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78-year-old Harvard University professor Claudia Goldin won the prestigious Nobel Prize in economics on October 9.
Her research delves into the gender differences in labor including income and employment.
Goldin analyzed over 200 years of U.S. data to show that the gender pay gap is historically related to differences in education and occupation.
Economics prize committee chair, Jakob Svensson, believes that Goldin's valuable research could help address key workplace barriers for women in the future.
The Henry Lee Professor of Economics is the third female Nobel Economics Prize winner.
She has authored numerous books and is most recognized for her written contributions to the history of women in the U.S. economy.
The Nobel economics prize was instituted by Sweden's central bank in 1968 and not industrialist Alfred Nobel, unlike the peace and medicine prizes.