Harvard University professor Claudia Goldin awarded Nobel economics prize

The Nobel economics prize has been awarded to Claudia Goldin, a professor at Harvard University, for advancing understanding of women’s labour market outcomes (Claudio Bresciani /TT News Agency/AP)

The Nobel economics prize has been awarded to Claudia Goldin, a professor at Harvard University, for advancing understanding of women’s labour market outcomes.

Professor Goldin is only the third woman to win the prize, which was announced by Hans Ellegren, secretary-general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in Stockholm on Monday.