Student News
Princeton’s 2024 College Fed Challenge Team Visits D.C.
On February 7, the Princeton College Fed Challenge Team visited the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C.
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Faculty News
Simon Jäger, economist who studies labor markets and inequality, joins Princeton Economics faculty
Jäger will be affiliated with the Economics Department and Princeton's School of Public and International Affairs (Princeton SPIA).
Student News
2024 Program for Research on Inequality (PRI) research grants awarded to six Princeton students
Kaan Cankat, Federica Carannante, Agustín Barboza Da Rosa, Pablo Zarate, Renjie Bao, and Ranie Lin are the recipients this year's graduate research grants, awarded by PRI, to support new research on inequality.
Industrial Relations Section
Women in Industry: An Industrial Relations Exhibit
On exhibit now through June 2025, experience "Powering up the Workforce: Women in Industry during WWII," featuring research collected and developed by Helen Baker, the Industrial Relations Section's first librarian and Princeton's first female associate professor.
Student News
Princeton Team Competes in 2024 Cornell International Real Estate Case Competition
The Princeton Real Estate Travel Case Competition team competed in the 16th annual Cornell International Real Estate Case Competition at JP Morgan Headquarters in NYC.
Student News
Princeton Team Wins 2024 College Fed Challenge
Coming in first out of 119 universities, Princeton's undergraduate team wins the 2024 College Fed Challenge!
Student News
Three seniors receive 2024 Junior Prizes for outstanding performance in economics coursework and independent research
The Economics Department is celebrating three students as recipients of this year's Junior Prizes: Oliver Zhong (1st Place), Anna Cornelissen (2nd Place), and Alvaro Goncalves (3rd Place).
Student News
Catalina Posada (’25) Wins Best Undergraduate Paper at Annual Conference
Posada is a senior at Princeton University majoring in Economics with a minor in Global Health Policy.
Faculty News
Janet Currie Honored as 2024 Clarivate Citation Laureate
Princeton Economics congratulates Janet Currie who was honored as a 2024 Clarivate Citation Laureate.
Ph.D. Student News
2024 Ben Bernanke Prize Winner: Georgios Nikolakoudis
Georgios Nikolakoudis has received the 2024 Ben Bernanke Prize in Financial and Monetary Economics.
Student News
BCF Finance Undergrad Mixer
On September 10, 2024, BCF hosted an undergraduate mixer for students interested in finance.
Department Updates
2024-2025 postdoctoral research associates and research fellows
As we move into the academic year, the Economics Department is welcoming more than a dozen postdoctoral research scholars and fellows to campus.
Faculty News
The Economics Department welcomes four new faculty members for Fall 2024
From experts in labor economics to theory to finance, learn more about each person and their areas of research.
Faculty News
Daniel Chen joins Princeton Economics and the Bendheim Center for Finance
Chen is an economic theorist with broad interests in finance and microeconomics.
Department Updates
Meet Our Team
Here's a quick list of our team members, with more information about who we are, what we do, and how to contact us.
Faculty News
Microeconomic Theorists Mira Frick and Ryota Iijima Join Princeton Economics
Frick and Iijima are microeconomic theorists and frequent research collaborators.
Faculty News
Ayșegül Şahin, macroeconomist who studies U.S. labor market trends and fluctuations, joins Princeton Economics faculty
Şahin will be affiliated with the Economics Department and Princeton's School of Public and International Affairs (Princeton SPIA).
course offerings
BCF’s Natalie Cox Teaches New Course on Personal Finance
Starting Fall 2024, new course ECO 102, "Introduction to Personal Finance," will be taught by Professor Natalie Cox.
