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Ellora Derenoncourt Joins Symposium on Wealth Inequality
Professor Ellora Derenoncourt recently spoke at the "Why Wealth Inequality Matters" Symposium held by MIT's Stone Center.
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Program for Research on Inequality (PRI) 2026 research grants awarded to three Princeton students
Meghana Gaur, Rachel Moore, and Bennett Smith-Worthington are the recipients of this year's graduate research grants, awarded by PRI, to support new research on inequality.
course offerings
Course Spotlight: ECO 316
Learn more about ECO 316: Economic Lessons from the World of Sports with Professor Gene Grossman. In the fall semester of 2025, this course included lectures from four former Princeton athletes, now luminaries in the world of sports.
Alumni News
Recent Grads: Where are they now?
What can you do with an Economics degree from Princeton? To find out, we checked in with several recent graduates.
Faculty News
Econ Faculty Join Panel on Wealth Inequality
On November 3, Atif Mian and Owen Zidar participated in a panel discussion on wealth inequality at an event celebrating the opening of the Stone Center.
Faculty News
Honoring the Life and Work of Kate Ho
The Economics Department is saddened to share the passing of esteemed faculty member Kate Ho, the John L. Weinberg Professor of Economics and Business Policy at Princeton University.
Faculty Writings
Ayşegül Şahin on the Impact of Real-Time Labor Market Data
In her recent working paper, Professor Ayşegül Şahin details the website she and her co-author created, "www.labormarketupdate.net," which provides real-time data on the labor market.
Ph.D. Student News
Nicolas Hommel Awarded 2025 Ben Bernanke Prize
Nicolas Hommel has received the 2025 Ben Bernanke Prize in Financial and Monetary Economics.
Student News
2025 Junior Prizes for outstanding research and economics coursework
The Economics Department is celebrating three students as recipients of this year's Junior Prizes: Koda Gursoy (1st Place), Annie Xu (2nd Place), and Siling Song (3rd Place).
Ph.D. Student News
2025 PRI Welcome and Grantees Reception
The Program for Research on Inequality hosted its annual reception on October 9, celebrating this year's research grantees and welcoming everyone to the new academic year.
Student News
2025 JIW Research Forum
Five seniors presented their outstanding junior research at the 7th annual Junior Independent Work (JIW) Research Forum hosted by the Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies.
Faculty News
Daniel Chen wins the 2025 WRDS-TME Best Paper Award
The award is presented annually to the authors of the best paper presented at TME the prior year.
Alumni News
Undergrad Alumni Spotlight with Shruti Venkat
Shruti Venkat ('23) graduated with a major in Economics and a Certificate in Finance. She now works in venture capital at Insight Partners. Learn more about her experience in the Economcis Department and BCF and how that has translated to a rewarding career.
Faculty Writings
Sylvain Chassang on Rethinking Individual Transport Policy
In his recent working paper in the French Council of Economic Analysis, Professor Sylvain Chassang makes the case for rethinking individual transport policy.
Faculty News
Jianqing Fan receives the SEAS Excellence in Mentoring Award
Jianqing Fan, the Frederick L. Moore '18 Professor of Finance at Princeton University, was honored with the Excellence in Mentoring Award by the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Faculty News
Conference in Honor of Nobuhiro Kiyotaki
In honor of Nobuhiro Kiyotaki and his 70th birthday, the Louis A. Simpson Center for the Study of Macroeconomics held a conference celebrating his impressive career.
Department Updates
Princeton’s Griswold Center Welcomes Loretta Mester as a Senior Scholar
Loretta Mester, former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, joins the Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies as a senior scholar starting September 1.
Faculty Writings
Zachary Bleemer’s Latest Paper on the Shrinking College Premium
In a recent working paper by Professor Zachary Bleemer and co-author Sarah Quincy, they study the changes in the college mobility pipeline since 1900.
Faculty News
A Tribute to Janet Currie’s Pioneering Work
On June 17 and 18, 2025, Princeton's Industrial Relations Section and Center for Health and Wellbeing hosted Festschrift conference celebrating Janet Currie’s contributions to Economics, especially in the field of Children's Health and Development.
