Five Myths about U.S. Immigration and the American Dream
Ran Abramitzky (Stanford) and Leah Boustan (Princeton) discuss five immigration myths dispelled in their new book, "Streets of Gold: America’s Untold Story of Immigrant Success."
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Alumni News
A Chat with BCF Alumnus Alex Rivas (MFin ‘17) on Finding an Unplanned Passion for Finance
Student News
Four Princeton Undergrads Dive into the Data at Annual Econometrics Competition
Four Princeton students representing the Economics Department (ECO) and the Department of Operations Research & Financial Engineering (ORF) participated in the 2022 Econometrics Game at the University of Chicago.
Student News
Elena Aguilar and Alejandro Sabal Bermúdez awarded 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.
Department Updates
Former Princeton Professor Oleg Itskhoki Wins 2022 Clark Medal
The American Economic Association announced today that former Princeton Professor Oleg Itskhoki is the recipient of the 2022 John Bates Clark Medal.
Department Updates
Sixteen Scientists, Economists, and Climate Experts on How to Reach Net-Zero by 2050
Read highlights from a two-day conference organized by the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance.
Department Updates
Princeton’s Program for Research on Inequality (PRI) Announces 16 New Faculty Affiliates
More than a dozen Princeton faculty have joined PRI's efforts to elevate and facilitate the study of inequality across the field of economics.
Faculty News
Office Hours with Owen Zidar
Professor Owen Zidar discusses his work on what drives inequality—and what we can do about it.
Department Updates
Stefanie Stantcheva Delivers 2022 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
Princeton’s Griswold Center Welcomes Carolyn Wilkins as a Senior Research Scholar
Carolyn Wilkins, former Senior Deputy Governor at the Bank of Canada and an external member of the Financial Policy Committee at the Bank of England, joins Princeton's Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies.
Faculty News
Office Hours with Gene Grossman
Gene Grossman talks about his 42 years of trade research at Princeton, and what he's studying today.
Master in Finance News
Princeton Bendheim Center for Finance quantitative Master in Finance degree ranked #1 in the world by Risk.net
Alumni News
Remembering Louis A. Simpson, Princeton alumnus, friend, and supporter
The Economics Department extends its condolences to the family of Princeton alumnus Louis A. Simpson. Simpson, an alumnus, friend, and supporter of the university, passed away on January 8, 2022.
Faculty News
Office Hours with Bo Honoré
Professor Bo Honoré on what he loves about Princeton, his research in econometrics, and finding work you're passionate about.
Student News
Four Princeton graduate students awarded new research grants from the Program for Research on Inequality (PRI)
The grants represent the program's commitment to supporting new, path-breaking research on inequality.
Faculty News
Office Hours with Motohiro Yogo
Professor Motohiro Yogo talks about his time as a Princeton undergraduate student and why he loves teaching economics.
Princeton BCF Faculty Spotlight
Markus Brunnermeier’s Book “The Resilient Society” was recently named “One of the Best Business Books of 2021” by Financial Times
Student News
In the 2021 College Fed Challenge, Princeton students tackled pandemic-era monetary policy
Leland Domaratzky (‘22, co-captain), Noah Harrigan (‘24), Allen Liu (‘22), Justin Ong (‘23), Shivani Prusty (‘23, co-captain), and Shirley Ren (‘24) led this year's team to the semi-finals.
Faculty News
Office Hours with Mark Aguiar
Professor Mark Aguiar discusses his time as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer, why students should study economics, and his advice for young researchers.
Alumni News
Leveraging the Culture of Support at Princeton BCF with Alumnus Enzo Fiorentino (MFin ‘18)
Faculty News
Markus Brunnermeier awarded the 2021 German Business Book Prize for “The Resilient Society”
The award is presented each year at the Frankfurt Book Fair by the German newspaper Handelsblatt, the Frankfurt Book Fair, and Goldman Sachs.
Faculty News
Professor Ronnie Sircar named to Endowed Professorship
Ronnie Sircar has been named the Eugene Higgins Professor of Operations Research and Financial Engineering
Faculty News
Alexandre Mas, Atif Mian named 2021 Econometric Society Fellows
The Economics Department at Princeton University extends warm congratulations to Professors Alexandre Mas and Atif Mian on their election to the Econometrics Society.
Faculty News
Office Hours with Princeton Professor Kate Ho
Professor Kate Ho discusses why she pursued academia, the complexities of modeling health care markets, and her advice for young researchers.
Department Updates
Ellora Derenoncourt joins Princeton Economics faculty, will lead new center on inequality
Derenoncourt joins the Economics Department and the Industrial Relations Section as an Assistant Professor of Economics.
Department Updates
John Grigsby—new Princeton Economics faculty member—is thrilled to be back in the classroom
Grigsby joins Princeton as an Assistant Professor in the Economics Department and the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.
Department Updates
Princeton Economics Honors Hugo Sonnenschein with Named Senior Thesis Prize
The department will honor former Princeton Provost and Economics faculty member Hugo Sonnenschein with a named Senior Thesis Prize.
Alumni News
Princeton BCF Alumnus Veronica Fegatilli (Mfin ’20) Reflects on One Year Since Receiving Her MFin
Faculty News
Office Hours with Princeton Professor Janet Currie
Professor Janet Currie discusses her research, why she loves teaching, and her longtime commitment to studying children's wellbeing.
Department Updates
Best Wishes to Barbara Radvany, Longtime Department Manager who “Glued Everything Together”
Past department chairs extend their gratitude and best wishes to Barbara for 36 years of dedicated service to the university.
Department Updates
Leah Boustan Named Director of the Industrial Relations Section at Princeton
The Economics Department at Princeton University congratulates Professor Leah Boustan on being named director of the Industrial Relations Section.
Alumni News
BCF Alumnus Leo Niu (MFin ‘17) on Financial Career Paths and Finding Your Footing as a Postgrad
Student News
What’s Next for the 2021 Senior Thesis Prize Winners
Congratulations to six seniors who, despite the year’s unprecedented challenges, produced exceptionally rigorous and impressive Senior Theses on a broad range of topics.
Alumni News
Jonathan Choi (MFin ‘16) Discusses Unexpected Opportunities and the Power of the BCF Alumni Network
Student News
For Early Career Labor Economists, a Princeton Conference Provides New Opportunities
Hosted by the Industrial Relations (IR) Section at Princeton, the NSL-E conference provides unique opportunities for young researchers to thrive.
Alumni News
Remembering John Williamson, Princeton Ph.D. Class of 1963
Princeton faculty pay tribute to renowned economist John Williamson, who earned his Ph.D. at Princeton in 1963.
Awards and Honors
Roland Bénabou Awarded 2021 Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize
The prize is awarded annually to a renowned international economist whose research, in the spirit of the work undertaken by Professor Jean-Jacques Laffont, combines both the theoretical and the empirical.
Department Updates
Ezra Oberfield Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure
Oberfield’s research interests lie in the areas of macroeconomics, firm dynamics, and growth.
Awards and Honors
Anne Case Named American Economic Association Distinguished Fellow
Case is the Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Emeritus at Princeton University.
Department Updates
Andrew Atkeson delivers 2021 Frank D. Graham Memorial Lecture
Each year, Princeton IES invites a member of the international economics community to deliver the prestigious Graham Lecture.
Student News
Haonan Zhou and Hugo Lhuillier awarded 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.
Department Updates
Magne Mogstad delivers 2021 Uwe Reinhardt Distinguished Lecture
On April 15, University of Chicago Professor Magne Mogstad delivered the 2021 Uwe Reinhardt Distinguished Lecture.
Awards and Honors
Professor Atif Mian awarded the 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship in Economics
Princeton Professor of Economics, Public Policy, and Finance Atif Mian has been awarded the 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship in Economics.
Markus' Academy
Markus’ Academy Featured in Bloomberg Businessweek
As we approach the one-year anniversary of Markus’ Academy, Peter Coy talks to Markus Brunnermeier about the popular series.
Alumni News
Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz ’42 dies at 100
He graduated cum laude in 1942 with an A.B. in economics and a certificate in public and international affairs.
Alumni News
Olivier Darmouni (Ph.D. ‘16) wins 2021 Distinguished Paper Brattle Prize
Every January, the associate editors of The Journal of Finance award the Brattle Group Prizes to papers published in The Journal from the year before in recognition of outstanding academic achievement in the field of corporate finance.
Markus' Academy
Will the Biden Stimulus lead to Inflation? A Conversation with Paul R. Krugman and Lawrence H. Summers
On Friday, February 12, Paul Krugman and Lawrence H. Summers joined Markus’ Academy for a conversation.
Department Updates
Brunnermeier Paper “Predatory Trading” Featured in The Economist explaining GameStop Meme Investing
Princeton BCF's Markus Brunnnermeier's paper "Predatory Training" appears in The Economist.
Student News
2021 Junior Prize Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the Class of 2021 Junior Prize
Alumni News
Princeton BCF Alumnus and T. Rowe Price CFO Céline Dufétel Named to Fortune’s Top 40 Under 40
Last year’s Fortune Magazine Top 40 under 40 in Finance had a familiar face for faculty and staff at Princeton’s Bendheim Center for Finance: Céline Dufétel, a 2004 graduate of the center’s Master in Finance program.
Markus' Academy
A Conversation with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
On Thursday, January 14, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell joined Markus Brunnermeier for an online conversation.
Alumni News
Q&A with IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath, Ph.D. ’01
Dr. Gita Gopinath—notable Princeton alumnus and current chief economist of the International Monetary Fund—answers questions about her career path and how she uses her training in economics to serve others.
Awards and Honors
Princeton Professor Markus Brunnermeier elected Vice President of the American Finance Association
Congratulations to Professor Markus Brunnermeier, Princeton Economics Professor and Director of Princeton’s Bendheim Center for Finance, on his election as Vice President of the American Finance Association.
Alumni News
Recent undergrads: Where are they now?
What can you do with an Economics degree from Princeton? To find out, we checked in with several recent graduates.
Alumni News
Anne-Victoire Auriault (Master in Finance ’12) named partner at Goldman Sachs
Congratulations to Princeton BCF alumnus Anne-Victoire Auriault, who is one of 60 employees promoted as part of Goldman Sach's Partner Class of 2020.
Student News
Introducing our 2020 Job Market Candidates
The Economics Department at Princeton University is proud to introduce its Ph.D. students on the 2020 Economics Job Market.
Student News
College “Fed Challenge” team advances to semifinals
The Princeton Economics team has advanced to the Federal Reserve College Fed Challenge semi-finals. Congrats to Stephanie Hu (’21, co-captain), Aditya Shah (’21, co-captain), William Carpenter (’21), Leland Domaratzky (’22), and Shivani Prusty (’23)!
Student News
Ph.D. students around the world join Princeton BCF’s 10th annual Princeton Initiative—this time entirely online
In early September, Princeton’s Bendheim Center for Finance (Princeton BCF) hosted its 10th annual Princeton Initiative—an annual program that brings together 2nd-year Ph.D. students from around the world.
Student News
Princeton University economics students present their research at the Griswold Center’s 2020 Junior Independent Work Research Forum
On September 21, 2020, faculty affiliated with the Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies selected five students to present their policy-focused Junior Papers at the 2020 Griswold Center Junior Independent Work Research Forum.
Awards and Honors
Professor Stephen Redding elected to the Econometric Society as a 2020 Fellow
Congratulations to Princeton Economics Professor Stephen Redding on his election to The Econometric Society as a 2020 Fellow.
Department Updates
Princeton Economics welcomes seven new faculty for Fall 2020
The Economics Department at Princeton welcomes Sylvain Chassang, Pablo Fajgelbaum, John Grigsby, Anne Karing, Alessandro Lizzeri, and Xiaosheng Mu as new faculty members this fall.
Awards and Honors
Professor Kate Ho awarded the 2020 Frisch Medal
Econometrica has announced that the 2020 Frisch Medal—one of the most prestigious awards in economics—will be presented to Princeton Professor Kate Ho, along with her co-author Robin Lee of Harvard University.
Department Updates
Princeton Professor Leonard Wantchekon leads new effort to propel Black students into top economics Ph.D. programs
Princeton Economics is proud to support Professor Wantchekon's new initiative that, through a partnership between the African School of Economics and Hunter College in New York City, will take direct aim at the underrepresentation of Black and minority students in the field of economics.
Student News
How to write a first-rate Junior Paper
The prospect of a major independent research project can be daunting to many students. To help guide the way, four members of the Class of 2020 offer advice on choosing research topics, overcoming challenges, and meeting looming deadlines.
Awards and Honors
Princeton Economics Professor Eduardo Morales wins the 19th Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Economic Research
Eduardo Morales has been awarded the Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Economic Research in recognition of his research on companies’ strategic decisions and how they contribute to their export performance and capacity for innovation.
Student News
2020 Senior Thesis prize winners study immigration, neighborhood segregation, and more
In these videos, 2020 Senior Thesis prize winners talk about their project, what motivated it, and what they learned.
Department Updates
For Ph.D. students, virtual defenses brought together friends and family across the globe
As doctoral candidates prepared for a major right of passage, they suddenly had to make plans to defend their dissertations virtually
Student News
Jacob Berman, Class of 2020, wins the Spirit of Princeton prize
Congratulations to Jacob Berman, a Princeton Economics senior also enrolled in the Program in Political Economy and working toward the Certificate of Finance, on being one of ten students to win the 2020 Spirit of Princeton Award.
Awards and Honors
Work by Professor Henrik Kleven and Jakob Søgaard wins American Economic Journal best paper of 2020
The paper, titled Children and Gender Inequality: Evidence from Denmark, uses Danish administrative data to study the impacts of children on gender inequality in the labor market.
Department Updates
Michal Kolesár, Eduardo Morales, and Owen Zidar Promoted to Full Professor
The Economics Department at Princeton University is pleased to announce that the Princeton University Board of Trustees has approved the promotions of Michal Kolesár, Eduardo Morales, and Owen Zidar to the role of full professor.
Department Updates
Undergraduates can now receive the Internship Milestone Credit
The Department of Economics is now participating in Internship Milestone Credit. Learn more about how to apply.
Awards and Honors
Princeton’s Nobuhiro Kiyotaki receives honorary doctorate from the University of Edinburgh
Princeton Professor Nobuhiro Kiyotaki has been awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science from the University of Edinburgh for his “significant contribution to current research being undertaken on financial markets, labour markets, and the aggregate economy” and for his “internationally recognized influence as a macroeconomist of the last 30 years.”
Student News
College Fed Challenge Team Earns Second Place at Districts
Princeton University placed second at the College Fed Challenge Competition for the Philadelphia Federal Reserve District, which was held at Lehigh University on November 7, 2019.
Awards and Honors
Princeton’s Kate Ho and Nobuhiro Kiyotaki recognized by The Econometric Society
Princeton Economics Professor Kate Ho has been elected to The Econometric Society as a 2019 Fellow. The Society also recognized Princeton Economics Professor Nobuhiro Kiyotaki, who was elected to the Council’s Asia Standing Committee.
Student News
2019 Junior Prize Winners Announced
The Economics Department has announced the 2019 Junior Prize winners. This year’s prize winners are: Nathaniel Hickok (first prize), Karen Wu (second prize), and Isabella Haegg (third prize).
Awards and Honors
Case, Deaton reach Prospect Magazine’s 2019 list of world’s top 50 thinkers
Princeton Economics emeritus professors Anne Case and Sir Angus Deaton have been named to Prospect magazine’s 2019 list of the “World’s Top 50 Thinkers,” along with Princeton's Kwame Anthony Appiah and Juan Martín Maldacena.
Awards and Honors
Professor Sir Angus Deaton named ‘Great Immigrant’ for contributions to American society
Princeton faculty members Sir Angus Deaton and Aleksandar Hemon have been honored as “Great Immigrants” by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
