21 Facts About Claudia Goldin

Claudia Dale Goldin was born on May 14,1946 and is an American economic historian and labor economist.

Claudia Goldin is the Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University.

Claudia Goldin is a co-director of the National Bureau of Economic Research's Gender in the Economy study group, and was the director of the NBER's Development of the American Economy program from 1989 to 2017.

In 1990, Claudia Goldin became the first woman to be tenured in Harvard's economics department.

Claudia Goldin was born in the Bronx, New York City on May 14,1946.

Claudia Goldin earned her PhD in Industrial Organization and Labor Economics from the University of Chicago in 1972.

Claudia Goldin wrote her dissertation on slavery in southern antebellum cities.

Claudia Goldin was an assistant professor of economics from 1973 to 1979, at Princeton University.

Claudia Goldin joined the economics department at Harvard University in 1990, where she was in 1990 the first woman to be given tenure in that department.

Claudia Goldin has been elected fellow of numerous organizations, including the American Academy of Political and Social Science, the Society of Labor Economists, the Econometric Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Claudia Goldin is a member of sections 53 and 54 of the National Academy of Sciences.

Claudia Goldin has received several honorary doctorates including the University of Nebraska system, Lund University, the European University Institute, the University of Zurich, Dartmouth College, and the University of Rochester.

Claudia Goldin was an editor of the Journal of Economic History, from 1984 to 1988.

For 28 years ending in 2017, Claudia Goldin was the director of the Development of the American Economy Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Claudia Goldin's research has transformed the understanding of why women's wages and careers have historically been lower than men's and uncovered key drivers of gender differences in the labour market.

Claudia Goldin's book Career and Family: Women's Century-Long Journey Toward Equity is a comprehensive synthesis of her extensive research, examining how societal norms, economic forces, and personal choices intersect and have shaped women's lives and opportunities over the past century.

Claudia Goldin adeptly argues that choices are shaped by the constraints created by society, technology, legal frameworks, and personal expectations.

Claudia Goldin has worked on various other topics, including the effect of providing clean water and effective sewage systems on infant mortality, and how the stress of aging can be reduced by Japan and the United States.

Claudia Goldin had Golden Retrievers beginning in 1970, and her first one was named Kelso.

In June 2024,16 Nobel Prize in Economics laureates, including Claudia Goldin, signed an open letter arguing that Donald Trump's fiscal and trade policies coupled with efforts to limit the Federal Reserve's independence would reignite inflation in the United States.

In 2025, Claudia Goldin said she was concerned about the administration of Donald Trump removing and misusing government data.