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The Economics Department at Princeton is dedicated to inspiring and training the next generation of academics and government and industry leaders. In recent years, we have been fortunate to work with many Ph.D. students who went on to earn faculty positions at leading research universities. In 2022, the majority of our graduating seniors started exciting careers in consulting, finance, public policy, academia, and more. Like all members of the Princeton community, our students and faculty approach their work in the nation’s service and the service of humanity.

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Economics Department

The Economic Impact of Mass Deportations

Andrei Levchenko, Professor of Economics, University of Michigan

SERIES

Macro/International Macro Seminar

Princeton Community

Belief Sequences, Prior Recovery, and the Limits of Bayesian Updating

Benjamin Bushong, Michigan State University

SERIES

Behavioral and Experimental Economics Seminar

Princeton Community

Endogeneity in Large Panel Models: Identification without (External) IV

Andrei Zeleneev, University College London, University of London

SERIES

Oskar Morgenstern Memorial Seminar

Moving research forward

Our faculty are at the forefront of economics research, consistently developing new tools and methodologies to advance the science of economics and inform policy with evidence-based research. From our pioneering work on game theory to our innovations around quasi-experimental methods, all our research is rooted in efforts to set new technical standards around the rigor and reliability of economics.

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Our faculty are not only great researchers, but committed mentors and teachers. To complete their degrees, Princeton Economics students work alongside some of the best minds across a range of economic disciplines, including two Nobel laureates recognized for their work in development, macroeconomics, and econometrics.

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Published Papers

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Journal of Finance

April 2026

Finance

Demand in the Option Market and the Pricing Kernel

Caio AlmeidaGustavo Freire

American Economic Review

February 2026

Gender Economics

Gender Differences in Economics Seminars

Pascaline DupasAmy HandlanAlicia Sasser ModestinoMuriel NiederleMateo SeréHaoyu Sheng...

American Economic Review

February 2026

Asset Pricing

A Theory of Supply Function Choice and Aggregate Supply

Karthik SastryJoel P. FlynnGeorge Nikolakoudis

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The Economics major is one of the most popular majors at Princeton, with most graduating seniors starting careers in consulting, finance, or public policy or earning spots at competitive graduate programs.

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