Harvard's Claudia Goldin Wins Nobel Prize in Economics for Research on Gender Inequality in Labor Market
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Harvard professor Claudia Goldin wins Nobel Prize in Economics for work on women's labor market outcomes.
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Goldin is only the third woman to be awarded the economics prize.
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Prize recognizes her research on gender gaps in the workplace and factors driving them.
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Research allows policymakers to better address barriers for women in labor force.
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Nobel economics prize created in 1968, follows awards in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature and peace.