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“Once you start trying to put numbers on the gains from allowing people to move are just enormous. Or to put it another way, the costs of immigration restrictions are extremely high.”

John Kennan joined Orley Ashenfelter on "The Work Goes On." Listen: https://bit.ly/3Qz9gxY

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New research from Caio Almeida and co-author Gustavo Freire shows that net demand in the S&P 500 option market is fundamental to explain empirical puzzles related to the pricing kernel and its shape.

Read the paper: https://bit.ly/4m6ReyS

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Celebrate 50 episodes of "The Work Goes On" podcast with Orley Ashenfelter with @Princeton's Industrial Relations Section as we look back on fan-favorite episodes and most-listened-to moments.

Read the article: https://bit.ly/47Pe34q

Ellora Derenoncourt on the US Racial Wealth Gap - Social Science Space This Social Science Bites podcast offers a dollop of good news and heaping helping of bad. The good news is that since […]

Listen to Ellora Derenoncourt, Assistant Professor of Economics and Founding Director of Princeton's Program for Research on Inequality, discuss the US racial wealth gap on a recent episode of Social Science Bites (@sagepub.com). https://bit.ly/4cdU1Sq

Nicolas Hommel "HEC Paris's 2026 Top Finance Graduate Award."

Recognizing him as one of the most promising Ph.D. candidates graduating this year with a focus in financial economics, Nicolas Hommel (@nhommel.bsky.social) is awarded the 2026 Top Finance Graduate Award by HEC Paris. Congratulations!

Read more: https://bit.ly/4mfMUgE

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Mira Frick delivering the 2026 Spring Department-Wide Seminar.

The audience of faculty at the 2026 Spring Department-Wide Seminar.

Mira Frick, Professor of Economics, delivered the 2026 Spring Department-Wide Seminar on her recent paper, "Auctions as Experiments" (with Ryota Iijima, Yuhta Ishii, and Nicholas Wu).

Read the paper: https://bit.ly/48cjQ3W

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“…Black Americans hold, on average, about 17 cents for every dollar of white wealth.”

Ellora Derenoncourt of Princeton University discusses the racial wealth gap in the United States on a new episode of the Social Science Bites podcast.

Listen now: www.socialsciencespace.com/2026/04/ello...

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The 50th episode of "The Work Goes On" with Orley Ashenfelter has aired featuring V. Joseph Hotz.

"There's a real problem of protecting people's confidentiality… We're still very much in an early stage in that process, but we're making some progress." https://bit.ly/41e5KLC

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New research from Pascaline Dupas and co-authors in American Economic Review: "Gender Differences in Economics Seminars."

This paper "assess whether men and women are treated differently when presenting their economics research."

Read the paper: https://bit.ly/4c8NPuY

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Philipp Strack, the Cowles Foundation Professor of Economics at @yale.edu, delivered the annual Uwe Reinhardt Distinguished Lecture on his paper, “Non-Discriminatory Personalized Pricing.” Learn more about price discrimination and his lecture here: https://bit.ly/47EZgsS

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The audience of the 2026 Simpson Lecture as Steven Davis presents.

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Steven Davis answers a question during the 2026 Simpson Lecture at Princeton University.

Stanford's Steven Davis delivered the 2026 Simpson Lecture, speaking to the Economics Department on "The Big Shift in Working Arrangements."

Watch the full lecture: https://bit.ly/3O8Oftc

The Work Goes On with Orley Ashenfelter podcast graphic featuring an image of Solomon Polacheck for the 49th episode. "Solomon Polachek on why men and women have different wages via the human capital model"

“Why it is that men and women have different wages via the human capital model? The explanation I gave is division of labor in the home...why is there division of labor in the home in the first place?”

Solomon Polachek on episode 49 of "The Work Goes On:" https://bit.ly/3NWP4oS

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The Economics Department at Princeton is deeply saddened by the passing of esteemed colleague and Nobel Prize winner Chris Sims. The world lost one of the great economists of our times; those who knew him lost a dear friend.

About Sims and his impact: https://bit.ly/3PrpOaE

This image shows a modern atrium with several people seated and standing around tables. A prominent overlay reads: "Princeton Economics. Published Paper by Karthik Sastry. A Theory of Supply Function Choice and Aggregate Supply. American Economic Review Vol. 116, No. 2, (pp. 710-48) February 2026." The Princeton University logo is at the top right.

Karthik Sastry, Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, published his paper titled “A Theory of Supply Function Choice and Aggregate Supply”. Learn more about the resulting rationalizations here:

https://bit.ly/3PdcB5m

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A person stands at a podium with a laptop, speaking into a microphone. The background features a bright blue geometric pattern, and there is a green leafy plant nearby.

Ellora Derenoncourt speaks at a podium with an IDB logo in a conference room. The audience is seated, and there are geometric patterns on the wall behind the speaker.

Professor Ellora Derenoncourt and Princeton student Maria Oaquim de Medeiros presented at the IDB on “Race, Ethnicity, and Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean” as well as “Mentoring Networks and the Early Career Outcomes of College-Educated Women”.

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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

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Forthcoming in "Review of Finance," Caio Almeida and co-authors, Gustavo Freire, René 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

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“The 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

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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 Princeton’s Program for Research on Inequality, Ellora Derenoncourt, joined a symposium on “Why Wealth Inequality Matters,” hosted by @mitshapingwork.bsky.social. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4b4QSDW

Distribution matters: Why record inequality is a big macroeconomic problem Podcast Episode · Economics for Inclusive Prosperity · January 28 · 48m

@econfip.bsky.social welcomed Princeton University economist @atifrmian.bsky.social for a conversation on “Distribution matters: Why record inequality is a big macroeconomic problem.” 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

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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

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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.

Register here: https://bit.ly/4tDVr0f

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Spectrum News Hawaii on Instagram: "While millions who receive the minimum wage will soon see an increase in their paychecks, many are still earning the federal amount of $7.25. @errollouis is joined ... 8 likes, 0 comments - spectrumnewshi on December 14, 2025: "While millions who receive the minimum wage will soon see an increase in their paychecks, many are still earning the federal amount of $7.25...

In a recent interview with Spectrum News HI, Professor Ellora Derenoncourt discussed the federal minimum wage.

www.instagram.com/reel/DSQQZMZ...

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