Hey there, it's Stephen Dovner.

On the morning of October 9th, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded

to the Harvard Economist Claudia Golden for having, quote,

advanced our understanding of women's labor market outcomes.

We spoke with Golden back in 2016 about her research for an episode we called The True Story

of the Gender Pay Gap.

It is one of the most popular episodes we've ever made.

In light of the Nobel Prize, we are taking the opportunity to replay that episode for you

today.

It's also an opportunity for us to congratulate Claudia, who has long been a friend of this

show.

So, to Claudia, congratulations, and to you listening, I hope you enjoy.

Love to hear what you think.

We are at radioatfreakonomics.com.

We will be back soon with a new regular episode of Freakonomics Radio.

Oh, hi, I'm Sarah Silverman, writer, comedian, and vagina owner.

Women make up almost half the working population, yet we typically earn just 78 cents to every

dollar a man makes in almost every profession.

I'm pretty sure you've heard this kind of statistic before.

Maybe in a political ad.

The Gender Wage Gap is real, and women still earn about 77 cents for every dollar a man earns

for working the same job.

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