Francine D. Blau
Francine D. Blau | |
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| Born | August 29, 1946 New York City, New York, United States |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Cornell University (B.S.) Harvard University (M.A., Ph.D.) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Institution and Labor Relations, Economics |
| Institutions | NBER (1989–present) Cornell University (1994–present) |
| Notable ideas | Research on gender and labor market inequality |
| Awards | IZA Prize in Labor Economics (2010)
Jacob Mincer Award (2017) AEA Distinguished Fellow (2018) |
| Website | |
Francine Dee Blau (born August 29, 1946, in New York City) is an American economist and professor of economics as well as Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University. In 2010, Blau was the first woman to receive the IZA Prize in Labor Economics for her "seminal contributions to the economic analysis of labor market inequality." She was awarded the 2017 Jacob Mincer Award by the Society of Labor Economists in recognition of lifetime of contributions to the field of labor economics.