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Join us for a panel discussion on CHIPS Implementation with Michael Schmidt, distinguished visitor at Princeton's Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies and the inaugural director of the CHIPS Program Office, US Department of Commerce.
November 6 at 4:30 PM in JRR 399. https://bit.ly/4ocjmRh
Promotional image for episode 43 of "The Work Goes On" podcast with Orley Ashenfelter, featuring guest Morris Kleiner discussing the public policy effects of labor migration and occupational licensing.
โI've been fortunate in that a lot of my work has found its way into having some very large and I think important policy effects.โ Hear from Morris Kleiner, Professor in Labor Policy at the University of Minnesota, on The Work Goes On podcast.
Listen: https://bit.ly/4q7bban
2025 WRDS-TFE Best Paper Award presented to Daniel Chen by Wharton Research Data Services, with the Princeton University Bendheim Center for Finance logo visible.
Congratulations to Daniel Chen, Assistant Professor of Economics, on receiving the WRDSโTME Best Paper Award for โOptimal Exchange Design.โ His work applies mechanism design to study how exchanges balance efficiency and revenue.
Watch his presentation: https://bit.ly/42zgoxL
Tomorrow at 12:30 PM ET, Nobel laureate Richard Thaler & Chicago Booth's Alex Imas join Markus' Academy for a webinar on โBehavioral Economics Anomalies: Then and Now.โ Register to watch live and learn about evolving insights in behavioral economics: https://bit.ly/47gO3Pa
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Five students standing together smiling in a lecture hall, with a screen behind them advertising a Junior Independent Work Research Forum.
Two students smiling at the camera while sitting in a lecture hall filled with other students.
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Two students smiling at the camera while sitting in a lecture hall filled with other students.
On Sept 17, @PrincetonGCEPS hosted the 7th annual JIW Research Forum, where 5 Department of Economics seniors showcased their independent research to juniors. Learn more about their work, and watch a recording of the Research Forum here: https://bit.ly/4pUbwgH
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Advertisement for a public talk titled 'Update on the Economy and Monetary Policy' featuring speaker Loretta Mester, former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, moderated by Alan Blinder at Princeton University. The event is scheduled for September 24, 2025, at 4:30 PM in room JR 399. The flyer includes logos for the Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies and the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance.
On September 24, Loretta Mester, former president of the Cleveland Fed, joins Alan Blinder at Princeton for a public talk on the economy & monetary policy.
Register to join us in room 399 of the JRR building. Livestream available on Media Central: https://bit.ly/3W1Em0G
Podcast graphic for 'The Work Goes On with Orley Ashenfelter', Episode 42, featuring Charles Brown discussing pay gaps, unions, productivity, and the firing of the BLS Commissioner. Featured are images of Orley Ashenfelter and Charles Brown.
In the latest episode of "The Work Goes On", Charles Brown, professor emeritus at Michigan, joins Orley Ashenfelter to discuss unions, pay gaps, productivity, and his career in labor economics.
Listen: https://bit.ly/3koE05i
The 16th Princeton Initiative, Alumni Spotlights, and incredible faculty papers! Learn more about what the Economics Department has been working on in our September Newsletter.
https://bit.ly/4noH5wS
Attendees of the Princeton Initiative line the steps of the JRR building in Princeton, facing the camera.
Princeton hosted the 16th annual Princeton Initiative on Sept 5โ7. The program invited second-year Ph.D. students from across the world who focus on macro-finance research with consideration for financial frictions, building a global community.
Details: https://bit.ly/3XBeUkk
Today at 8:30 AM ET, Lawrence H. Summers joins Markus' Academy for โEconomics and the New Global Disorder.โ As former U.S. Treasury Secretary and President Emeritus of Harvard University, Summers brings decades of insight on the global economy.
Register here: https://bit.ly/3Ic9PtK
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Read the new working paper by Ayลegรผl ลahin & Bart Hobijn introducing www.LaborMarketUpdate.net. The website offers real-time, research-based analyses of the U.S. labor market, grounded in their macro-labor research.
Read more here: economics.princeton.edu/working-pape...
Interior of a modern building with individuals engaged in various activities. A prominent display features a presentation titled 'What Does Consulting Do?' by Simon Jรคger for Princeton Economics and NBER, dated July 2025.
A new working paper by Simon Jรคger examines two decades of data to answer a simple question: What does consulting do?
The results show lasting productivity gains, higher wages, and organizational change, especially for less productive firms.
Read more: economics.princeton.edu/working-pape...
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Faculty and affiliates from Princetonโs Industrial Relations Section presented new research at the 2025 NBER Summer Institute, contributing insights on labor markets, public finance, and innovation.
More: irs.princeton.edu/section-atte...
Interior of a modern building at Princeton University. Individuals are engaged in various activities around a spacious area with large windows and balconies. A presentation overlay about 'Scoring and Cartel Discipline in Procurement Auctions' by Sylvain Chassang is visible.
New working paper by Professor Sylvain Chassang in the National Bureau of Economic Research studies Japanโs procurement auctions to show how subjective scoring reduces collusion by exploiting imperfect monitoring.
economics.princeton.edu/working-pape...
Sylvain Chassang smiling at the camera in front of a presentation slide titled "The Overlooked Bargains of EV Adoption Policy", Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies Working Paper No. 344, dated July 2025.
Professor Sylvain Chassangโs new paper with the French Council of Economic Analysis rethinks EV policy by accounting for the used car market. Targeted fuel reductions and smarter subsidies may offer better climate impact than blanket EV adoption.
Read more: economics.princeton.edu/news/sylvain...
What if decarbonizing car use didnโt rely on bans?
On Aug 12 at 12:30 PM ET, Sylvain Chassang joins Markusโ Academy to share a new approach: โKeep, Cut, Commit.โ
Hosted by Markus Brunnermeier and live on Zoom, the event is open to all!
Sign up here: economics.princeton.edu/events/sylva...
New in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Princetonโs Zachary Bleemer finds that colleges are increasingly offering greater returns to wealthier students than low-income ones. Access to selective universities and high-return majors is a key reason.
Read more here: www.chronicle.com/article/why-...
Interior view of a modern building with individuals working. A large poster displays information about a published paper titled "Voice at Work" by Simon Jรคger, featured in the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.
@simonjaeger.bsky.socialโฌ's new paper in AEA estimates the effects of worker voice on productivity, job quality, and separations. A Finnish reform granting workers representation increased labor productivity and reduced involuntary separations.
Read more: bit.ly/4fmycBe
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From a global conference honoring Nobu Kiyotaki to thought-provoking research and new faculty appointments, explore the highlights from our July newsletter:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/july-2...
Professor Kiyotaki delivering a speech at a podium during a formal event, reading from a paper with an attentive audience in the background.
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Professor Kiyotaki, in a blue shirt and glasses, engaged in a conversation with another attendee at a conference, both smiling, with other participants in the background.
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Earlier this summer, Princetonโs Louis A. Simpson Center hosted a two-day conference celebrating Nobuhiro Kiyotakiโs 70th birthday and groundbreaking contributions to economics.
Read more about the event and his legacy: economics.princeton.edu/news/confere...
Zachary Bleemer smiling in a professional setting on a slide titled "Changes in the College Mobility Pipeline Since 1900" next to a Princeton Economics logo. Authored by Zachary Bleemer and Sarah Quincy, NBER Working Paper 33797, May 2025.
Professor โช@zbleemer.bsky.social'sโฌ latest working paper analyzes a shrinking โcollege-going premiumโ for low-income students. Stratified university quality, rising for-profit & community college enrollment, and major shifts are among the reasons.
Read more: economics.princeton.edu/news/zachary...
Welcome Loretta Mester, Senior Research Scholar at the Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies at Princeton Economics, featured next to the organization's logo on a welcome graphic.
Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies welcomes Loretta Mester, former President of the Cleveland Federal Reserve and Princeton Ph.D., as a Senior Research Scholar. She joins GCEPS this September and will deliver a public talk on monetary policy on September 24.
Learn more: bit.ly/4faQjtD
At this year's pre-doctoral economics conference, @PrincetonEcon expanded the format to bring together pre-docs from multiple institutions for the first time, fostering a broader intellectual community of early-career researchers.
Learn more: bit.ly/4lBqXHU
Michael Blumenthal is writing notes at a desk filled with books and papers in a library setting.
At 99, former U.S. Treasury Secretary and Princeton Ph.D. alumnus W. Michael Blumenthal has launched a new career as a novelist. His debut historical thriller, The โPaydayโ Conspiracy, marks the start of yet another extraordinary chapter.
www.tapinto.net/towns/prince...
A screenshot of a virtual presentation by the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) titled "Moving Money around the World." The slide features bullet points about global financial transactions and the SWIFT system. Martin Chorzempa and Markus Brunnermeier are discussing the contents.
@chorzempa.bsky.social joined #MarkusAcademy with Markus Brunnermeier to unpack the geopolitics of global payments: USD dominance, RMB challenges, and the future of stablecoins vs. CBDCs.
Watch the full conversation and summary: bcf.princeton.edu/events/marti...
In a tribute to Janet Currie, Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton SPIA and co-director of CHW, students and colleagues reflect on her remarkable impact on economics, policy, and mentorship.
Watch the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBTU...
โช@cnn.com's Michael Smerconish sat down with Princetonโs โช@omzidar.bsky.socialโฌ to talk about the โstealthy wealthyโ, entrepreneurs quietly building fortunes through essential businesses.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRL4...
Janet Currie is seated at a table at an event, smiling while looking away from the camera.
Our June newsletter highlights a tribute to Janet Currieโs pioneering work, 2024โs top labor econ books, exciting faculty updates, and a best paper award for Markus Brunnermeier! Catch up on another incredible month at Princeton Econ here:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/june-2...
The โrazorโs edge deficit,โ drawn from research by Professor โช@atifrmian.bsky.socialโฌ, Ludwig Straub, and Amir Sufi, explains why government deficits may be the only way out of a liquidity trap in a savings-glut economy.
Read more of the deep dive by โช@financialtimes.comโฌ: on.ft.com/4lqGf1M
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Person presenting a lecture in a university auditorium at Princeton University, standing behind a podium with the university's logo, with attendees listening and an American flag in the background.
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Image of Janet Currie smiling, wearing glasses, seated at a festive event, surrounded by other guests enjoying the occasion.
At a conference co-hosted by Econ & @princetonchw.bsky.socialโฌ, academics gathered to honor Janet Currie, the Henry Putnam Professor of Economics & Public Affairs at Princeton SPIA, and her impact on the field of childrenโs health and development economics.
Read more: bit.ly/4nl929L
