VOICES: CLAUDIA GOLDIN

TITLE
Economics professor, Harvard University. 52.

CONTRIBUTIONS
Goldin has provided a historical basis for understanding the impact of technology on income distribution. Living standards have improved over the past century, she argues, but the gains haven't always been shared equally.

IN HER WORDS
''[There is] a constant race between technology and education. At times education is ahead, and sometimes the technology curve is ahead.''