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 will support graduate and undergraduate student research on economic inequality, host short- and long-term visitors, and hold conferences or other events, among other activities.
Ellora Derenoncourt is the founding director of PRI. Her research focuses on labor economics, economic history, and the study of inequality.
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Assistant Professor of Economics
WebsitePh.D. University of California, Berkeley
bleemer@princeton.edu255 Louis A. Simpson Building
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Economics of EducationLabor EconomicsDwight D. Eisenhower Professor of International Affairs, Emeritus
WebsiteAssistant Professor of Economics
WebsitePh.D., Harvard University
ellora.derenoncourt@princeton.edu255 Louis A. Simpson Building
Research Topics
Economic HistoryLabor EconomicsPublic EconomicsProfessor of Economics and Public Affairs
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Development EconomicsHealth EconomicsAssistant Professor of Economics and Public Affairs
WebsitePh.D., University of Chicago
jg6005@princeton.edu192 Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building
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InnovationLabor EconomicsMacroeconomicsProfessor of Economics and Public Affairs
WebsitePh.D., Harvard University
jayachandran@princeton.edu126 Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building
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Derenoncourt’s research examines issues in labor economics, economic history, and inequality, often with a focus on racial inequities that continue to pervade American society.
