Markus' Academy webinar slide featuring images of Ross Levine and Sandra Peart. Title "The 250th Anniversary of Adam Smith's 'Wealth of Nations.' March 12, 2026."
Ross Levine and Sandra Peart join Markus Brunnermeier for a conversation on "The 250th Anniversary of Adam Smith's 'Wealth of Nations,'" tomorrow on #MarkusAcademy.
Register to watch live: https://bit.ly/4stJNDK
Published Paper graphic for the Economics Department at Princeton University. Text reads: "Published Paper by Caio Almeida. 'Tail Risk and Asset Prices in the Short-term.' Review of Finance, Forthcoming, February 2026."
Forthcoming in "Review of Finance," Caio Almeida and co-authors, Gustavo Freire, RenΓ© Garcia, and Rodrigo Hizmeri, present their paper, "Tail Risk and Asset Prices in the Short-term." Almeida is a Senior Lecturer of Economics at @Princeton.
Read now: https://bit.ly/4rQIsat
"The Work Goes On" podcast episode 48 slide featuring an image of John Abowd with the text "John Abowd on the AKM method and the importance of a 'non-controversial" U.S. census."
βThe pandemic didn't make the 2020 census a piece of cake to conduct, but it did show that you could adapt to the environment very quickly...But you don't want to have to change the playbook," said John Abowd.
Listen now to "The Work Goes On" podcast: https://bit.ly/4sp71uK
Professor Derenoncourt is sitting and speaking during a panel discussion, with a blue backdrop displaying logos and text. Several seated individuals are visible in the foreground.
A panel of four individuals is seated on a stage during a discussion. One person is speaking, gesturing with both hands. Three others listen attentively. Behind them is a blue backdrop with the text "Stone Center - Inequality & Shaping the Future of Work." There are water bottles on the table in front of them.
Founding Director of Princetonβs Program for Research on Inequality, Ellora Derenoncourt, joined a symposium on βWhy Wealth Inequality Matters,β hosted by @mitshapingwork.bsky.social. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4b4QSDW
@econfip.bsky.social welcomed Princeton University economist @atifrmian.bsky.social for a conversation on βDistribution matters: Why record inequality is a big macroeconomic problem.β Learn more about his view of unproductive consumer debt here: https://apple.co/40tXEOt
The image shows a banner for the "2026 PRI Grantees" with headshots of three individuals: Meghana Gaur, Rachel Moore, and Bennett Smith-Worthington. Below the photos, the logo for "PRI Program for Research on Inequality" at Princeton Economics is displayed. The background is orange.
Learn more about the work of three Princeton graduate students who were awarded research grants by The Program for Research on Inequality (PRI) for their outstanding research on the topic of inequality. Read here:
https://bit.ly/3MYRnau
Webinar slide featuring image of Nick Bloom with his presentation topic, "The impact of AI on US productivity." February 19, 2026
To discuss the impact of AI on US productivity, @nickbloom.bsky.social joins #MarkusAcademy this Thursday at 12:30 PM ET. Introductions and questions by Markus Brunnermeier.
RSVP to watch live: https://bit.ly/4tCkH7a
Portrait of Lina Khan.
Join us for a fireside chat on βEconomic Inequality and The Lawβ 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
This image is a promotional banner for a course titled "ECO 316: Economic Lessons from the World of Sports." It highlights Professor Gene Grossman and is associated with Princeton Economics. The background includes a grid design in the top right corner.
Learn about strategic behavior, efficiency of betting markets, and NCAA pay-for-play in βECO 316: Economic Lessons from the World of Sportsβ. Taught by Professor Gene Grossman, the course merges economic and sporting perspectives.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4s4VGAb
Princeton Tiger statue covered in snow against a winter background.
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
Markus' Academy webinar slide with image of Venkatram Anantha Nageswaran and his topic "Building Strategic Leverage in the Emerging New World Order: Challenges and Opportunities for India." February 5, 2026.
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
Students cheering during class day celebrations in May 2025.
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
Book talk slide with image of Osita Nwanevu and the cover of his book, "The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding." February 12, 2026, 4:30-5:45 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
In a recent interview with Spectrum News HI, Professor Ellora Derenoncourt discussed the federal minimum wage.
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Orley Ashenfelter on a panel with four others.
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
The Work Goes On podcast slide for Episode 47 featuring John Bound. "John Bound, a 'latecomer' to economics, on the impact of disability on labor force activity."
"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
Simon Johnson, Atif Mian, Antoinette Schoar, and Owen Zidar on the Stone Center launch panel.
Owen Zidar presenting on a panel.
Simon Johnson, Antoinette Schoar, and Owen Zidar seated during Atif Mian's presentation.
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
Webinar slide with image of Benjamin Golub and his episode title "Modern AI for Economics research: An overview of tools." December 18, 2025.
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
Kate Ho at the beach.
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.
https://bit.ly/497s4Lw
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
Pascaline Dupas
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
Princeton Economics Working Paper by Ellora Derenoncourt. "Minimum Wages and Informality." Published by the Industrial Relations Section, Working Paper #664, October 2025.
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
Professor Seema Jayachandran (@seema_econ) recently joined the Vox Dev Economics podcast with co-author Alessandra Voena to discuss their new new review paper, "Womenβs Power in the Household."
Listen: https://bit.ly/448YAdt
"The work goes on" podcast with Orley Ashenfelter. Episode 46. Image of Richard Murnane with the text " Richard Murnane on the importance of quality education for upward mobility."
"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
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
Published Paper by Batchimeg Sambalaibat. "Heterogeneous clienteles and dealer networks." Journal of Financial Economics, Volume 174, December 2025, 104185.
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 in a black and white portrait, with text discussing a presentation titled 'Should We Fear AI?' hosted by Markus Academy and Princeton Economics on December 4, 2025.
Philippe Aghion, Professor at the London School of Economics and fellow of the Econometric Society, joins Markus Brunnermeier in conversation on the subject of βShould We Fear AI?β Register for the webinar at 12:30 PM ET on December 4 to hear their expert insights: https://bit.ly/4iwYIt3
panel discussion next Tuesday, December 2, on "Smart States, Strong Industries: Regional Policy for National Prosperity." Panelists include Andrew Zwicker, NJ State Senator; Hope Knight, president and CEO of Empire State Development and commissioner of the NYS Department of Economic Development; and Kevin Quinn, partner at Genki Advisory and former chairman of the NJ Economic Development Authority. The event will be moderated by Michael Schmidt, a distinguished visitor at the Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies and former director of the CHIPS Program Office at the US Department of Commerce.
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
New paper graphic featuring an image of Aysegul sahin with the title "www.labormarketupdate.net: real-time research-based analyses of the state of the US labor market."
Professor AyΕegΓΌl Εahin'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
