Four new faculty members join the Economics Department for Spring 2025
From experts in labor economics to econometrics to microeconomic theory, learn more about each person and their areas of research.

The Program for Research on Inequality
Director: Ellora Derenoncourt
The Program for Research on Inequality (PRI) aims to foster community among scholars of inequality in economics, at Princeton and beyond, and to actively support research in this area. PRI elevates the work of our affiliated faculty, supports graduate student research on inequality, connects interested undergraduates with the research community, hosts visitors, and holds conferences among other activities
Ellora Derenoncourt is the founding director of PRI. Her research focuses on labor economics, economic history, and the study of inequality.
Assistant Professor of Economics
WebsitePh.D. University of California, Berkeley
Research Topics
Labor EconomicsAssistant Professor of Economics
WebsitePh.D. Institut Polytechnique de Paris
pauline.carry@princeton.eduResearch Topics
Labor EconomicsMacroeconomicsProfessor of Economics and International Affairs
WebsitePh.D., Harvard University
jayachandran@princeton.edu126 JULIS ROMO RABINOWITZ BUILDING
Research Topics
Development EconomicsEnvironmental and Energy EconomicsHealth EconomicsAssociate Professor of Economics and Public Affairs
WebsitePh.D. Harvard University
simon.jaeger@princeton.edu253A Louis A. Simpson Building
Research Topics
Labor EconomicsProfessor of Economics and Public Affairs
WebsitePh.D. University of Rochester
aysegul.sahin@princeton.edu292A JULIS ROMO RABINOWITZ BUILDING
Research Topics
Labor EconomicsMacroeconomics