Read the latest department news, including faculty announcements, student achievements, and more.
The Economics Department is celebrating three students as recipients of this year's Junior Prizes: Sofia Arora (1st Place), Jerry Zhu (2nd Place), and Ivy Chen (3rd Place).
Five seniors presented their outstanding junior research at the 8th annual Junior Independent Work (JIW) Research Forum hosted by the Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies.
Derenoncourt's research examines issues in labor economics, economic history, and inequality, often with a focus on racial inequalities that continue to pervade American society.
Manresa is affiliated with the Economics Department and is a member of the Gregory C. Chow Econometric Research Program.
Dobbie is affiliated with the Economics Department and is a member of the Industrial Relations Section and Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy in Finance.
Cattaneo is affiliated with the Economics Department and the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
Noah Dorn, a senior economics major, has received the Class of 1939 Princeton Scholar Award.
With his book "The Everywhere Millionaire" releasing later this month, Princeton's Owen Zidar shares details about his research and his hopes for its impact.
As we enter the academic year, the Economics Department welcomes ten postdoctoral research scholars and fellows to campus.
From experts in labor economics to econometrics to microeconomic theory, learn more about each person and their areas of research.
The Society for Financial Econometrics (SoFiE) elected Professor Caio Almeida as a Fellow during its 2026 annual conference.
Ernest Liu, Associate Professor of Economics, and his co-author have won the 2025 SCOR-PSE Junior Research Prize for their paper "International Power."
Princeton pre-docs presented their independent research at the second annual Pre-Doctoral Conference. Hosted by Yale this year, the conference was initiated by Princeton researchers last year as an opportunity for early-career academics across various research institutions to present their findings.
Ernest Liu, Associate Professor of Economics, and his co-authors have won the 2025 Jensen Prize from the Journal of Financial Economics for their paper "Data sales and data dilution."
Get your summer reading on with these five books on monetary history, generational inequality, wealth distribution, taxation, and trade, and prepare for each of the authors to join us on campus this fall to discuss their works.
Princeton University has announced the awarding of 10 preceptorships for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029. Both Zachary Bleemer and Karthik Sastry have been awarded preceptorships.
Congrats to the Class of 2026! A quick look at some of the biggest moments from this year’s Class Day celebration.
On April 23, the Industrial Relations Section Library hosted a panel discussion with Cecilia Rouse, Pauline Carry, and Charissa Jefferson on the history, progress, and future work of women in economics, industrial relations, and the workforce.
Markus Brunnermeier has been named a distinguished fellow by the Macro Finance Society.
