Economist Claudia Goldin wins Nobel Prize for work on gender gap

Harvard professor Claudia Goldin is the third woman to win the Nobel Prize in economies [File: Brian Snyder/Reuters]

Harvard economist Claudia Goldin has been awarded the Nobel Prize in economics for her work examining the gender pay gap.

Goldin, 77, was recognised for her research showing that women are paid less than men on average despite having higher education levels and that most of the gap appears after childbirth.