Read the latest department news, including faculty announcements, student achievements, and more.
The Economics Department at Princeton University extends warm congratulations to Professors Alexandre Mas and Atif Mian on their election to the Econometrics Society.
As we move into the academic year, the Economics Department is welcoming more than a dozen postdoctoral research scholars and fellows to campus.
Each fall, a leading economist is invited to deliver the prestigious Simpson Lecture on Princeton’s campus. The lecture is the flagship event of the Simpson Center for the Study of Macroeconomics.
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.
Professor Mark Aguiar discusses his time as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer, why students should study economics, and his advice for young researchers.
The award is presented each year at the Frankfurt Book Fair by the German newspaper Handelsblatt, the Frankfurt Book Fair, and Goldman Sachs.
Grigsby joins Princeton as an Assistant Professor in the Economics Department and the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.
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.
Oberfield’s research interests lie in the areas of macroeconomics, firm dynamics, and growth.
Princeton Professor of Economics, Public Policy, and Finance Atif Mian has been awarded the 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship in Economics.
Congratulations to Princeton Economics Professor Stephen Redding on his election to The Econometric Society as a 2020 Fellow.
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.”
