Awarded the prize “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes”.

Female, American economist. Born in New York, USA in 1946. Dr. Goldin received a masters degree and a doctorate in economics from the University of Chicago in 1969 and 1972 respectively. She used to serve as vice president of the American Economic Association. Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. Currently, she is the professor in the Department of Economics at Harvard University.