Meet Claudia Goldin, part economic historian and part labor economist (and full-time dog lover). She has been a true pioneer in the study of women's role in the U.S. economy, but her contributions to economics extend far beyond this research. Learn about her inspiring life and discoveries from her former students, current colleagues, and of course, from Claudia Goldin herself.

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MRU is a free online resource for those both learning and teaching economics around the world. We have a library of over 900 free and engaging economics education videos taught by university professors, along with student practice materials and teacher resources. 

Check out our most popular courses including Principles of Micro and Macroeconomics.

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Perhaps you have some questions like:
What do economists do? Seriously.
Are there lots of jobs? Good pay?
What are current female economists up to?

We've gathered up the best resources from around the web to address these and more. You'll be merrily on your way to econ nerdom! 

Meet Claudia Goldin, part economic historian and part labor economist (and full-time dog lover). She has been a true pioneer in the study of women's role in the U.S. economy, but her contributions to economics extend far beyond this research. Learn about her inspiring life and discoveries from her former students, current colleagues, and of course, from Claudia Goldin herself.

Claudia Goldin

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First learn about how U.S. labor force participation is calculated, and then learn about how it has changed over time.

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Learn More About Claudia Goldin

Perhaps you have some questions like:
What do economists do? Seriously.
Are there lots of jobs? Good pay?
What are current female economists up to?

We've gathered up the best resources from around the web to address these and more. You'll be merrily on your way to econ nerdom! 

Test Yourself

Learn More About Labor Economics, Female Labor Force Participation, and Automation

Globalization and automation are changing how we live and work. Use this video as a starting point for understanding the wide-ranging effects of automation.

Lawrence Katz

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Featuring:

Ed
Glaeser

Lawrence
Katz

First learn about how U.S. labor force participation is calculated, and then learn about how it has changed over time.

One of Goldin's many research findings was the about role the birth control pill played in increasing women's labor force participation. This video summarizes this important research.

One of Goldin's many research findings was the about role the birth control pill played in increasing women's labor force participation. This video summarizes this important research.

Globalization and automation are changing how we live and work. Use this video as a starting point for understanding the wide-ranging effects of automation.

Ostrom was the first female to win the Nobel  Prize in economics due to her pioneering work on the tragedy of the commons.

Christina Romer

Yellen was the first female Chair of the Fed, where she worked during and after the Great Recession. She has also made significant theoretical contributions to the field. 

Claudia Goldin

Schwartz and Milton Friedman co-authored “A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960”, which is the definitive diagnosis of the Great Depression. 

Tyler Cowen

Featuring:

Ben Bernanke 

Featuring:

Featuring:

Christina Romer

Featuring:

Nancy Rose

David Romer

Romer has devoted her academic career to enriching our understanding of business cycles. She also applied this deep expertise to help tackle the Great Recession by serving as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. 

Featuring:

Ed Glaeser

Lawrence Katz

Goldin, the first female economist to receive tenure at Harvard, is the leading expert on changes in US women's workforce participation over the last 200 years. 

Featuring:

Ostrom was the first female to win the Nobel  Prize in economics due to her pioneering work on the tragedy of the commons.

Christina Romer

Yellen was the first female Chair of the Fed, where she worked during and after the Great Recession. She has also made significant theoretical contributions to the field. 

Claudia Goldin

Schwartz and Milton Friedman co-authored “A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960”, which is the definitive diagnosis of the Great Depression. 

Tyler Cowen

Featuring:

Ben Bernanke

Featuring:

Christina Romer

Featuring:

Nancy Rose

David Romer

Romer has devoted her academic career to enriching our understanding of business cycles. She also applied this deep expertise to help tackle the Great Recession by serving as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers.

Featuring:

Ed Glaeser

Lawrence Katz

Goldin, the first female economist to receive tenure at Harvard, is the leading expert on changes in US women's workforce participation over the last 200 years.

Freakonomics interviews Claudia Goldin about one of her many areas of expertise: the gender pay gap.

Freakonomics interviews Claudia Goldin about one of her many areas of expertise: the gender pay gap.