Read the latest center news, including faculty announcements, student achievements, and more.
Get your summer reading on with these five books on monetary history, generational inequality, wealth distribution, taxation, and trade, and prepare for each of the authors to join us on campus this fall to discuss their works.
Princeton University has announced the awarding of 10 preceptorships for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029. Both Zachary Bleemer and Karthik Sastry have been awarded preceptorships.
On April 23, the Industrial Relations Section Library hosted a panel discussion with Cecilia Rouse, Pauline Carry, and Charissa Jefferson on the history, progress, and future work of women in economics, industrial relations, and the workforce.
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has elected both Mark Aguiar and Atif Mian to its membership.
Professor Ellora Derenoncourt recently spoke at the "Why Wealth Inequality Matters" Symposium held by MIT's Stone Center.
Meghana Gaur, Rachel Moore, and Bennett Smith-Worthington are the recipients of this year's graduate research grants, awarded by PRI, to support new research on inequality.
On November 3, Atif Mian and Owen Zidar participated in a panel discussion on wealth inequality at an event celebrating the opening of the Stone Center.
In her recent working paper, Professor Ayşegül Şahin details the website she and her co-author created, "www.labormarketupdate.net," which provides real-time data on the labor market.
The Program for Research on Inequality hosted its annual reception on October 9, celebrating this year's research grantees and welcoming everyone to the new academic year.
In a recent working paper by Professor Zachary Bleemer and co-author Sarah Quincy, they study the changes in the college mobility pipeline since 1900.
Learn more about each person and their areas of research.
Carry is affiliated with the Economics Department and the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, and a member of the Industrial Relations Section.
Congratulations to 2025 Sloan Fellow, Maria Micaela Sviatschi, Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University.
Jäger will be affiliated with the Economics Department and Princeton's School of Public and International Affairs (Princeton SPIA).
Kaan Cankat, Federica Carannante, Agustín Barboza Da Rosa, Pablo Zarate, Renjie Bao, and Ranie Lin are the recipients this year's graduate research grants, awarded by PRI, to support new research on inequality.
Faculty book recommendations to get you through the summer.
Derenoncourt's research examines issues in labor economics, economic history, and inequality, often with a focus on racial inequalities that continue to pervade American society.
Samya Aboutajdine, Maria Oaquim de Medeiros, Jordan Richmond, and Carolyn Tsao are the recipients this year's graduate research grants, awarded by PRI, to support new research on inequality.
The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, managed by the National Science Foundation, supports "early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization."
