Department Updates
Magnus Irie Approved as a New Faculty Member
Irie joins the Economics Department and the Bendheim Center for Finance as an Assistant Professor of Economics.
News & Activities
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Industrial Relations Section
2024’s Most Noteworthy Books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics
Our annual roundup of the most noteworthy books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics from the prior year.
Faculty News
Markus Brunnermeier wins the 2025 Michael J. Brennan Best Paper Award
The award is presented each year to the authors of the best paper submitted the prior year.
Student News
Class Day 2025: Celebrating Student Achievement
Congrats to the Class of 2025! A quick look at some of the biggest moments from this year’s Class Day celebration.
Student News
Undergraduate Finance & Policy Trip to NYC
Co-sponsored by BCF and JRCPPF, 20 undergraduate students visited NYC for a finance and public policy trip.
Faculty Writings
Karthik Sastry on Storytelling and Interpreting Economic Events
Recently published by the IMF, Karthik Sastry's research theorizes that "viral narratives could be the missing link between emotions and economic fluctuations."
Student News
Karina Li Awarded FitzRandolph Gate Showcase Award
Econ major Karina Li ('26) received the FitzRandolph Gate Showcase Award for her presentation at the annual Princeton Research Day awards ceremony.
Alumni News
Princeton Econ Ph.D. Alum Appointed Dean of Law at the University of Michigan Law School
Neel U. Sukhatme, Ph.D. alumnus of Princeton's Economics Department, has recently been appointed as the Dean of Law at the University of Michigan.
Faculty News
Princeton Economics Professor & Student Help Develop New Tool for Monitoring Supply Chain Disruptions
Princeton Professor Ernest Liu and Econ major Astor Lu are among a team of economists who developed a new tool for monitoring supply chain disruptions. This tool, the Blue Center Index of Critical Supply Chain Disruptions, launched on April 23, 2025.
Student News
Mark Walker awarded 2025 Avinash K. Dixit Prize in International Economics
The prize is awarded annually to third-year Princeton graduate students who have excelled in their early studies of international trade or international macroeconomics.
Faculty News
Markus Brunnermeier Delivers Keynote at SUERF Workshop
Markus Brunnermeier delivered the keynote address at the 2025 SUERF Bruegel Workshop.
Department Updates
Isaiah Andrews Delivers 2025 Uwe Reinhardt Distinguished Lecture
The Uwe Reinhardt Distinguished Lectureship was created to honor Uwe E. Reinhardt, Princeton’s James Madison Professor of Political Economy, professor of economics and public affairs.
Department Updates
Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas Delivers 2025 Graham Lecture
Each year, Princeton IES invites a member of the international economics community to deliver the prestigious Graham Lecture.
Faculty News
Atif Mian Awarded R. K. Cho Economics Prize
The prize is awarded annually by Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea to academics in the field of economics who have contributed to the development of scholarship and education
Faculty News
Four new faculty members join the Economics Department for Spring 2025
From experts in labor economics to econometrics to microeconomic theory, learn more about each person and their areas of research.
Faculty News
Fedor Sandomirskiy, microeconomic theorist, joins Princeton Economics faculty
Sandomirskiy is affiliated with the Economics Department and the William S. Dietrich II Economic Theory Center.
Faculty News
Econometrician Kevin Dano joins Princeton Economics faculty
Dano is affiliated with the Economics Department and the Gregory C. Chow Econometric Research Program.
Faculty News
Labor economist Pauline Carry joins Princeton Economics faculty
Carry is affiliated with the Economics Department and the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, and a member of the Industrial Relations Section.
Faculty News
Maria Micaela Sviatschi, assistant professor of economics and public affairs, wins 2025 Sloan Award
Congratulations to 2025 Sloan Fellow, Maria Micaela Sviatschi, Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University.
