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Join us for a fireside chat on “Economic Inequality and The Law” with former Chair of the Federal Trade Commission @linamkhan and Deborah Pearlstein. The event will take place on February 18 in Robertson Hall.
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Register here: https://bit.ly/4tDVr0f
February 14, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Join us for a fireside chat on “Economic Inequality and The Law” with former Chair of the Federal Trade Commission @linamkhan and Deborah Pearlstein. The event will take place on February 18 in Robertson Hall.
Register here: https://bit.ly/4tDVr0f
Register here: https://bit.ly/4tDVr0f
Learn about strategic behavior, efficiency of betting markets, and NCAA pay-for-play in “ECO 316: Economic Lessons from the World of Sports”. Taught by Professor Gene Grossman, the course merges economic and sporting perspectives.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4s4VGAb
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4s4VGAb
February 11, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Learn about strategic behavior, efficiency of betting markets, and NCAA pay-for-play in “ECO 316: Economic Lessons from the World of Sports”. Taught by Professor Gene Grossman, the course merges economic and sporting perspectives.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4s4VGAb
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4s4VGAb
As the snow settles, the Economics Department celebrates a vibrant start to the semester with updates from recent grads, course spotlights, and faculty presentations with Spectrum News and at the Bank of England.
Read our January Newsletter: https://bit.ly/4qgMib4
Read our January Newsletter: https://bit.ly/4qgMib4
February 4, 2026 at 6:24 PM
As the snow settles, the Economics Department celebrates a vibrant start to the semester with updates from recent grads, course spotlights, and faculty presentations with Spectrum News and at the Bank of England.
Read our January Newsletter: https://bit.ly/4qgMib4
Read our January Newsletter: https://bit.ly/4qgMib4
Join #MarkusAcademy this Thursday as Markus Brunnermeier and Venkatram Anantha Nageswaran discuss economic challenges and opportunities for India. Anantha Nageswaran is the Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India.
Register now to watch live: https://bit.ly/4kaXnJk
Register now to watch live: https://bit.ly/4kaXnJk
February 2, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Join #MarkusAcademy this Thursday as Markus Brunnermeier and Venkatram Anantha Nageswaran discuss economic challenges and opportunities for India. Anantha Nageswaran is the Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India.
Register now to watch live: https://bit.ly/4kaXnJk
Register now to watch live: https://bit.ly/4kaXnJk
Where can a degree in economics from @Princeton take you? Hear from four recent graduates to see how the Economics Department prepared them to reach their goals.
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Read the full article: https://bit.ly/3LIpDq7
January 23, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Where can a degree in economics from @Princeton take you? Hear from four recent graduates to see how the Economics Department prepared them to reach their goals.
Read the full article: https://bit.ly/3LIpDq7
Read the full article: https://bit.ly/3LIpDq7
Upcoming book talk with author Osita Nwanevu on "The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding."
Open to the public and available on Princeton's media central. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3YJjmxk
Open to the public and available on Princeton's media central. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3YJjmxk
January 16, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Upcoming book talk with author Osita Nwanevu on "The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding."
Open to the public and available on Princeton's media central. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3YJjmxk
Open to the public and available on Princeton's media central. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3YJjmxk
In a recent interview with Spectrum News HI, Professor Ellora Derenoncourt discussed the federal minimum wage.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:53 PM
In a recent interview with Spectrum News HI, Professor Ellora Derenoncourt discussed the federal minimum wage.
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Last month, Professor Orley Ashenfelter spoke on a panel discussion at the "Price of War Symposium" held by the @cerge-ei-found.bsky.social. The panel focused on economic security as a democratic imperative.
Learn more about the event and speakers: https://bit.ly/4qu1kL6
Learn more about the event and speakers: https://bit.ly/4qu1kL6
December 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Last month, Professor Orley Ashenfelter spoke on a panel discussion at the "Price of War Symposium" held by the @cerge-ei-found.bsky.social. The panel focused on economic security as a democratic imperative.
Learn more about the event and speakers: https://bit.ly/4qu1kL6
Learn more about the event and speakers: https://bit.ly/4qu1kL6
"To what extent is the Social Security system pulling individuals out of the workforce has been a controversial issue, starting roughly at the time I was getting my PhD," said John Bound on episode 47 of "The Work Goes On" with Orley Ashenfelter.
Listen: https://bit.ly/4s2Tbz3
Listen: https://bit.ly/4s2Tbz3
December 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"To what extent is the Social Security system pulling individuals out of the workforce has been a controversial issue, starting roughly at the time I was getting my PhD," said John Bound on episode 47 of "The Work Goes On" with Orley Ashenfelter.
Listen: https://bit.ly/4s2Tbz3
Listen: https://bit.ly/4s2Tbz3
At the Stone Center (@mitshapingwork.bsky.social) launch event, Professors @atifrmian.bsky.social and @omzidar.bsky.social presented research on the debt crisis and wealth in America during a panel discussion on wealth inequality.
Learn more and watch the full panel: https://bit.ly/4j42Cdv
Learn more and watch the full panel: https://bit.ly/4j42Cdv
December 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
At the Stone Center (@mitshapingwork.bsky.social) launch event, Professors @atifrmian.bsky.social and @omzidar.bsky.social presented research on the debt crisis and wealth in America during a panel discussion on wealth inequality.
Learn more and watch the full panel: https://bit.ly/4j42Cdv
Learn more and watch the full panel: https://bit.ly/4j42Cdv
This Thursday at 12:30 PM ET on #MarkusAcademy, hear from Benjamin Golub, Professor of Economics and Computer Science at Northwestern and co-founder of refine.ink, on AI tools for economics research. Register now: https://bit.ly/44soV6s
December 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This Thursday at 12:30 PM ET on #MarkusAcademy, hear from Benjamin Golub, Professor of Economics and Computer Science at Northwestern and co-founder of refine.ink, on AI tools for economics research. Register now: https://bit.ly/44soV6s
Professor Ellora Derenoncourt recently joined @voxdev.bsky.social for a conversation on the Atlantic slave trade and its impact on European economic development.
Read more and watch the interview: https://bit.ly/4pxCqKy
Read more and watch the interview: https://bit.ly/4pxCqKy
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December 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Professor Ellora Derenoncourt recently joined @voxdev.bsky.social for a conversation on the Atlantic slave trade and its impact on European economic development.
Read more and watch the interview: https://bit.ly/4pxCqKy
Read more and watch the interview: https://bit.ly/4pxCqKy
The Economics Department at @Princeton is saddened to share the news of Professor Kate Ho's passing. Professor Ho was an exemplary teacher, researcher, adviser, colleague, and friend. She will be dearly missed.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The Economics Department at @Princeton is saddened to share the news of Professor Kate Ho's passing. Professor Ho was an exemplary teacher, researcher, adviser, colleague, and friend. She will be dearly missed.
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Can providing free education to one generation benefit future ones as well?
From Esther Duflo (MIT), Pascaline Dupas (@princetonecon.bsky.social), Elizabeth Spelke (Harvard) & Mark Walsh (GiveWell):
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From Esther Duflo (MIT), Pascaline Dupas (@princetonecon.bsky.social), Elizabeth Spelke (Harvard) & Mark Walsh (GiveWell):
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December 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Can providing free education to one generation benefit future ones as well?
From Esther Duflo (MIT), Pascaline Dupas (@princetonecon.bsky.social), Elizabeth Spelke (Harvard) & Mark Walsh (GiveWell):
youtu.be/Ta7vQqkkNxw
From Esther Duflo (MIT), Pascaline Dupas (@princetonecon.bsky.social), Elizabeth Spelke (Harvard) & Mark Walsh (GiveWell):
youtu.be/Ta7vQqkkNxw
Professor Pascaline Dupas is featured in Vox's "The future perfect 25" list as one of the six "big thinkers reshaping foreign aid, masculinity, and development."
Dupas is commended in the article for her work towards reducing global poverty. Read more: https://bit.ly/49ZVVXe
Dupas is commended in the article for her work towards reducing global poverty. Read more: https://bit.ly/49ZVVXe
December 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Professor Pascaline Dupas is featured in Vox's "The future perfect 25" list as one of the six "big thinkers reshaping foreign aid, masculinity, and development."
Dupas is commended in the article for her work towards reducing global poverty. Read more: https://bit.ly/49ZVVXe
Dupas is commended in the article for her work towards reducing global poverty. Read more: https://bit.ly/49ZVVXe
A recent working paper by Ellora Derenoncourt and her co-authors examines how minimum wages affect informality, using data from Brazil. Professor Derenoncourt is the Founding Director of @Princeton's Program for Research on Inequality.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3Xx2OYP
Read more: https://bit.ly/3Xx2OYP
December 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A recent working paper by Ellora Derenoncourt and her co-authors examines how minimum wages affect informality, using data from Brazil. Professor Derenoncourt is the Founding Director of @Princeton's Program for Research on Inequality.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3Xx2OYP
Read more: https://bit.ly/3Xx2OYP
Professor Seema Jayachandran (@seema_econ) recently joined the Vox Dev Economics podcast with co-author Alessandra Voena to discuss their new new review paper, "Women’s Power in the Household."
Listen: https://bit.ly/448YAdt
Listen: https://bit.ly/448YAdt
Women’s power at home
What has economic research taught us about women’s power in the household?
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December 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Professor Seema Jayachandran (@seema_econ) recently joined the Vox Dev Economics podcast with co-author Alessandra Voena to discuss their new new review paper, "Women’s Power in the Household."
Listen: https://bit.ly/448YAdt
Listen: https://bit.ly/448YAdt
"Given the extraordinary inequality in family incomes in the United States and inequality in opportunities, high-quality education is a critical path to upward mobility, even more important than families having money."
Listen to the "The Work Goes On:" https://bit.ly/3XCCrR9
Listen to the "The Work Goes On:" https://bit.ly/3XCCrR9
December 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"Given the extraordinary inequality in family incomes in the United States and inequality in opportunities, high-quality education is a critical path to upward mobility, even more important than families having money."
Listen to the "The Work Goes On:" https://bit.ly/3XCCrR9
Listen to the "The Work Goes On:" https://bit.ly/3XCCrR9
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Minimum wages in Brazil substantially raised wages for informal workers, and effects of the policy on reallocation out of formal employment were limited, from Ellora Derenoncourt, François Gerard, Lorenzo Lagos, and Claire Montialoux www.nber.org/papers/w34445
November 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Minimum wages in Brazil substantially raised wages for informal workers, and effects of the policy on reallocation out of formal employment were limited, from Ellora Derenoncourt, François Gerard, Lorenzo Lagos, and Claire Montialoux www.nber.org/papers/w34445
In her latest published paper, Batchimeg Sambalaibat studies a search-based model of OTC markets in which clients with heterogeneous trading needs direct their trades to one of ex-ante identical dealers. Read more in the Journal of Financial Economics: https://bit.ly/445p0Nl
December 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
In her latest published paper, Batchimeg Sambalaibat studies a search-based model of OTC markets in which clients with heterogeneous trading needs direct their trades to one of ex-ante identical dealers. Read more in the Journal of Financial Economics: https://bit.ly/445p0Nl
Philippe Aghion, Professor at the London School of Economics and fellow of the Econometric Society, joins Markus Brunnermeier in conversation on the subject of “Should We Fear AI?” Register for the webinar at 12:30 PM ET on December 4 to hear their expert insights: https://bit.ly/4iwYIt3
December 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Philippe Aghion, Professor at the London School of Economics and fellow of the Econometric Society, joins Markus Brunnermeier in conversation on the subject of “Should We Fear AI?” Register for the webinar at 12:30 PM ET on December 4 to hear their expert insights: https://bit.ly/4iwYIt3
Join us for a panel discussion next Tuesday, December 2, on "Smart States, Strong Industries: Regional Policy for National Prosperity."
Open to the public and livestreamed through Media Central. Learn more: https://bit.ly/48jBiTm
Open to the public and livestreamed through Media Central. Learn more: https://bit.ly/48jBiTm
November 26, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Join us for a panel discussion next Tuesday, December 2, on "Smart States, Strong Industries: Regional Policy for National Prosperity."
Open to the public and livestreamed through Media Central. Learn more: https://bit.ly/48jBiTm
Open to the public and livestreamed through Media Central. Learn more: https://bit.ly/48jBiTm
Professor Ayşegül Şahin's latest working paper details the website she and her co-author, Bart Hobijn, created.
The site delivers real-time analyses of the U.S. labor market, revolutionizing labor market research for students, academics, and policymakers. https://bit.ly/44qc18O
The site delivers real-time analyses of the U.S. labor market, revolutionizing labor market research for students, academics, and policymakers. https://bit.ly/44qc18O
November 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Professor Ayşegül Şahin's latest working paper details the website she and her co-author, Bart Hobijn, created.
The site delivers real-time analyses of the U.S. labor market, revolutionizing labor market research for students, academics, and policymakers. https://bit.ly/44qc18O
The site delivers real-time analyses of the U.S. labor market, revolutionizing labor market research for students, academics, and policymakers. https://bit.ly/44qc18O
“We've got a much more serious problem with our schools, and if we don't do something about it, I think that's the future of the U.S.”
Eric Hanushek recently joined Orley Ashenfelter on "The Work Goes On" podcast. Listen to the full episode: https://bit.ly/4oVLhFz
Eric Hanushek recently joined Orley Ashenfelter on "The Work Goes On" podcast. Listen to the full episode: https://bit.ly/4oVLhFz
November 22, 2025 at 11:35 PM
“We've got a much more serious problem with our schools, and if we don't do something about it, I think that's the future of the U.S.”
Eric Hanushek recently joined Orley Ashenfelter on "The Work Goes On" podcast. Listen to the full episode: https://bit.ly/4oVLhFz
Eric Hanushek recently joined Orley Ashenfelter on "The Work Goes On" podcast. Listen to the full episode: https://bit.ly/4oVLhFz
Leading academics from across the world gathered at @Princeton University to celebrate Professor Bo Honoré (@BoHonore) at his 65th birthday conference.
November 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Leading academics from across the world gathered at @Princeton University to celebrate Professor Bo Honoré (@BoHonore) at his 65th birthday conference.