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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Welcome to Princeton Economics, Will Dobbie! 🐯 Dobbie has joined the department as a Professor of Economics, returning to Princeton after previously teaching here from 2013-2019. His research examines economic mobility, inequality, and AI. Learn more: bit.ly/4rEYYuW

Welcome graphic with image of Will Dobbie. "Professor of Economics."

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

We are pleased to welcome Matias Cattaneo to the faculty as a Professor of Economics! Cattaneo’s research spans econometrics, machine learning, AI, and data science, developing tools to help researchers draw conclusions about data. Learn more: bit.ly/4yffXq9

"Welcome Matias Cattaneo, Professor of Economics"

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The 16th annual Princeton Initiative brought together Ph.D. students from around the world to explore research at the intersection of macroeconomics and finance. Organized by Markus Brunnermeier and Yuliy Sannikov, this program connected promising young macro-finance researchers.

Princeton Initiative attendees and organizers posing on a staircase.

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

New research from Princeton Economics faculty! Explore four recent papers from David Lee, @zbleemer.bsky.social, Markus Brunnermeier, and @paulinecarry.bsky.social, spanning AI and finance, higher education, labor markets, and more. Read the latest research: bit.ly/46mkydI

Published Paper graphic: David Lee "Correct (and Incorrect) Inference with a Single Instrumental Variable: Practical Takeaways from the Weak Instruments Literature" Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 40, No. 3, (pp. 193–212), Summer 2026

Working Paper graphic: Pauline Carry "Employment Protection Reforms: From Firm-Level Effects to Aggregate Outcomes" September 2026

Working Paper graphic: Zachary Bleemer "The Meritocratic Consensus and Stratification in Higher Education." NBER
Working Paper 35650
DOI 10.3386/w35650
Issue Date: August 2026

Working Paper Graphic: Markus Brunnermeier "Artificial Intelligence and the Brave New World in Finance." Paper prepared for the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, August 27-29, 2026. Working outline v014a

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Princeton Economics is thrilled to welcome eight postdoctoral research associates and fellows for the 2026-2027 academic year! Their research spans international trade, macroeconomics, economic development, and more. Learn more here: bit.ly/4crOo3X

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Book talk: "The Almighty Dollar" with @bhgreeley, contributing editor at the @financialtimes.com and Princeton PhD candidate. Join us on 9/9 at 4:30 PM for a conversation with Greeley and panelists on the origins of money—and the people and nations who have surrendered to it. bit.ly/4x3pZsR

"The Almighty Dollar" book cover next to an image of its author, Brendan Greeley.

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Join us in welcoming Matias Cattaneo, Will Dobbie, and Elena Manresa as Princeton Econ faculty! We're looking forward to an excellent 2026-27 academic year. Read more: bit.ly/4y4YVu5

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Congratulations to Professor Caio Almeida, who was recently elected as a Fellow of the Society for Financial Econometrics (SoFiE) in recognition of his contributions to financial econometrics! Learn more about SoFiE and Almeida's well-deserved honor: bit.ly/4qwkTnr

Award Graphic for Caio Almeida elected as a SoFiE fellow for 2026.

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

New research from Professor Caio Almeida: "Option-Implied Risk Premia and Cryptocurrency Market Regimes" forthcoming in the "Journal of Business and Economics Statistics." Read now on SSRN: bit.ly/4xKowZr

published paper graphic. "Option-Implied Risk Premia and Cryptocurrency Market Regimes. forthcoming in the Journal of Business and Economic Statistics.

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

New on #MarkusAcademy: a mini-series featuring Assistant Professor of Economics Fedor Sandomirskiy and Pietro Ortoleva on AI for Economic Theorists and Mathematicians. Watch the first four episodes on Substack (fifth episode coming soon!): bit.ly/4fI3u7r

Pietro Ortoleva and Fedor Sandomirskiy with the text "AI for Economic Theorists & Mathematicians, Mini-Series."

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Discussing the AI Revolution, Eric Schmidt ’76, KBE, Former CEO and Chairman of Google, and Chair and CEO of Relativity Space, delivered a powerful address during his packed Reunions Talk. Watch the recording: bit.ly/3RnIHNj

Eric Schmidt and Alan Blinder on the stage during Schmidt's talk on "The AI Revolution" at Princeton's 2026 Reunions.

Eric Schmidt and Alan Blinder with Mark Aguiar, Ilyana Kuziemko, and two others.

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Congratulations to Princeton Associate Professor of Economics Ernest Liu on receiving the 2025 SCOR-PSE Junior Research Prize! Liu & David Yang of Harvard were recognized for their paper, "International Power," which examines how global trade structure shapes national power. bit.ly/4fH9gVt

Award graphic for Ernest Liu who won the 2025 Junior Research Prize, awarded by SCOR-PSE Foundation for Science.

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Princeton pre-doctoral researchers joined peers from leading institutions at Yale for the 2nd annual Pre-Doctoral Economics Conference. Juan G. Arias Navatta and Dylan Black presented their research alongside 30 other fellows with 70 total in attendance. Read more: bit.ly/3TsBr35

left to right, front row: Juan Gaspar Arias Navatta, Gabriel Koiran Portier, Cedric Christensen, Anna Chernesky, and Samhitha Josyula; back row: Flemming Slok, Dylan Black, and Kevin Cao

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Congratulations to Princeton Associate Professor of Economics Ernest Liu on receiving the 2025 Jensen Prize from the "Journal of Financial Economics" for “Data Sales and Data Dilution,” co-authored with Song Ma and @laura-veldkamp.bsky.social. Read more: bit.ly/4fAsKwe

Ernest Liu award graphic. "Ernest Liu awarded 2025 jensen prize by the journal of financial economics."

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Summer reads: Explore five books on money, inequality, taxation, trade and economic power, including works by Princeton Professor @omzidar.bsky.social and graduate student @bhgreeley.bsky.social. Read this summer, then join us this fall for conversations with the authors. bit.ly/4b9qN7o

A brown paper background with five book covers overlaid on top: The Almighty Dollar: 500 Years of the World’s Most Powerful Money, by Brendan Greeley
Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth, and What to Do About It, by Samuel Moyn
The Everywhere Millionaire: Who Is Really Rich in America and How They Got There, by Owen Zidar and Eric Zwick
The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History, by Vanessa Williamson
How to Win a Trade War: An Optimistic Guide to an Anxious Global Economy, by Soumaya Keynes and Chad P. Bown

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

A recent @economist.com article highlighted Princeton Professor Owen Zidar’s (@omzidar.bsky.social) new book, "The Everywhere Millionaire," which explores the overlooked world of America’s wealthy private business owners and their impact on the economy. Read: econ.st/449wRce

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American capitalism is run by millionaires, not billionaires

They hide in plain sight--and wield enormous power

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

This spring, Princeton’s Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy & Finance and the Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies co-hosted a symposium in D.C. exploring how development finance and industrial policy can create sustainable economic growth. bit.ly/4xOjATS

Panel event in Washington DC for Princeton undergrads.

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Prof. Cecilia Rouse and Assistant Prof. Pauline Carry recently joined a panel on the legacy and future of women in labor economics, exploring how research agendas take shape and the importance of addressing the historical exclusion of women from research questions. Read more: bit.ly/4u9iBLX

Pauline Carry and Cecilia Rouse speak on a panel.

An IRS Graduate Student asks a question during the Right Time Right Place panel event.

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Congratulations to Zachary Bleemer, assistant professor of economics, and Karthik Sastry, assistant professor of economics and public affairs, recipients of two of this year's @Princeton preceptorships. Read more: bit.ly/49CL9Fy

Faculty Awarded Princeton university preceptorships. Zachary Bleemer, Assistant professor of economics, and Karthik Sastry, Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Affairs.

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

All their hard work and dedication has paid off! Congratulations to our Ph.D. graduates on this incredible achievement.

Ph.D. grads standing on the stairs holding their caps above their heads.

Two Ph.D. grads posing at the reception.

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Just a few of the many special moments celebrating our Class of 2026 grads on Class Day! Read more: bit.ly/3Qg8hTD

The class of 2026 together in McCosh Hall on Class Day.

Felipe de Bolle on stage collecting an award from Prof. Persendorfer

Annie Xu on stage collecting an award from Prof. Persendorfer .

Koda Gursoy on stage collecting an award from Prof. Persendorfer.

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

“You can do it [cut pay]... without having a disastrous effect on the morale of the employees if it's clear that the pay cut will save a lot of jobs," said Truman Bewley on the latest episode of "The Work Goes On" with Orley Ashenfelter. Listen: bit.ly/49b8wpu

The Work Goes On podcast graphic for episode 53 with an image of Truman Bewley and the text "Truman Bewley on why some firms prefer to “get the misery out the door” instead of cutting pay."

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Watch as Atif Mian, the John H. Laporte, Jr. Class of 1967 Professor of Economics, Public Policy, and Finance at Princeton University, defines the economic and institutional significance of peace and the protection of rights on the CERPakistan podcast. www.youtube.com/watch?v=difo...

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Pakistan's Peace Pivot and the Economics of Ending the Iran War: Conversation with Atif Mian

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

The Macro Finance Society has named Markus Brunnermeier, the Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Economics at Princeton, a distinguished fellow. Congratulations! Read more: bit.ly/4de5VMz

Markus Brunnermeier with two members of the Macro Finance Society after being named a distinguished fellow.

Markus Brunnermeier delivering the keynote address at the Macro Finance Society's 27th workshop.

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Economist Andrew Zimbalist joins Princeton's Orley Ashenfelter to discuss the business of baseball, the UFC's monopsony power over fighters, and the future of college athletics. Tune in here: bit.ly/4drMT6A

The image is a promotional banner for a podcast episode titled "Episode 52" featuring Andrew Zimbalist discussing the economics of baseball, mixed martial arts, and college sports. It includes logos for the Industrial Relations Section at Princeton and the podcast, "The Work Goes On with Orley Ashenfelter." A photo of Andrew Zimbalist is on the right.

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Professor Jianqing Fan, the Frederick L. Moore ’18 Professor of Finance at Princeton, is among the 120 new members elected this year to the National Academy of Sciences (@nasonline.org). Congratulations to Fan on this well-deserved honor! Learn more: bit.ly/48zEefG

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Congratulations to Professors Mark Aguiar and @atifrmian.bsky.social on their election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences! Aguiar and Mian are two of seven Princeton University professors elected to the Academy this year. Read more: bit.ly/4cImsb9

"Faculty Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences" image of Mark Aguiar and Atif Mian with their names and titles.

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

"The Work Goes On" podcast with Orley Ashenfelter recently released its 50th episode! Ashenfelter began the podcast in 2022 to create an oral history of labor economics and industrial relations by interviewing the field's most impactful scholars. bit.ly/4cpBR1l

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

“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: bit.ly/3Qz9gxY

New Episode graphic for "The Work Goes On" podcast with Orley Ashenfelter. Image of John Kennan with the text "Episode 51. John Kennon on the cost of restricting immigration."

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

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: bit.ly/4m6ReyS

BCF and econ published paper graphic in front of the Julis Romo Rabinowitz Center at Princeton University. "Published Paper by Caio Almeida. 'Demand in the option market and the pricing kernel' Journal of Finance, Forthcoming, April 2026."

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

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: bit.ly/47Pe34q

Red graphic featuring images of Francine Blau and Lawrence Kahn, Samuel Bowles, Ronald Ehrenberg, Claudia Goldin, James Heckman, Thomas Kochan, Ron Oaxaca, and Bob Solow with the text “The Work Goes On with Orley Ashenfelter."

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

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). bit.ly/4cdU1Sq

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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 […]

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

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: bit.ly/4mfMUgE

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

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

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: bit.ly/48cjQ3W

Mira Frick delivering the 2026 Spring Department-Wide Seminar.

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

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Sage @sagepub.com · 01/04/2026

“…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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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

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." bit.ly/41e5KLC

"The Work Goes On" with Orley Ashenfelter podcast graphic for episode 50. Image of V-Joseph-Hotz with his topic "women’s labor supply & fertility and balancing data privacy & use."

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

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: bit.ly/4c8NPuY

Published Paper graphic. "Pascaline Dupas, Gender Differences in Economic Seminars. American Economic Review
vol. 116, no. 2, February 2026
(pp. 749–89)"

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

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: bit.ly/47EZgsS

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

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: bit.ly/3O8Oftc

Steven Davis at the lectern during the 2026 Simpson Lecture.

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

Pauline Carry, faculty member of the Economics Department at Princeton University, listens to the 2026 Simpson lecture.

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

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

“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:" bit.ly/3NWP4oS

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"

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

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: bit.ly/3PrpOaE

Christopher Sims smiling at the lecturn.

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

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: bit.ly/3PdcB5m

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

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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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

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: bit.ly/4stJNDK

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."

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

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: bit.ly/4rQIsat

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."

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

“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: bit.ly/4sp71uK

"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."

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

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: bit.ly/4b4QSDW

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.

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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

@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: apple.co/40tXEOt

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Distribution matters: Why record inequality is a big macroeconomic problem

Podcast Episode · Economics for Inclusive Prosperity · January 28 · 48m

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