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Bonnie Bassler, Brent Shaw and Christopher Sims were among 35 new members recently elected to the American Philosophical Society (APS). More>>

Images from Sims Gala and the Sims Nobel Prize Award Video  More>>
 
Announcing New Faculty Members More>>

Information on Current Job Market Candidates. More>>

Economist Christina Hull Paxson elected 19th president of Brown University

The Corporation of Brown University, meeting in special session Friday morning, March 2, 2012, has elected Christina Hull Paxson to be the University’s 19th president. Paxson is currently dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.  More>> 


Angus Deaton awarded BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Economics

The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the category of Economics, Finance and Management goes in this fourth edition to British economist Angus Deaton, professor at Princeton University (United States), for “his fundamental contributions to the theory of consumption, savings and the measurement of economic wellbeing,” in the words of the award citation.   More>>  

 

Kiel Institute Awards Prizes for Excellent Research in Global Economic Affairs to Young Economists

The Kiel Institute’s Excellence Awards in Global Economic Affairs 2012 go to four outstanding young economists from universities in the United States and China. The winners of the award are Jan de Loecker and Oleg Itskhoki (both Princeton University), Kalina Manova (Stanford University) and Huanhuan Zheng (Chinese University of Hong Kong).   More>>

 

 

Chris Sims Accepted His Nobel Prize Saturday, December 10th, in Stockholm, Sweden.

Chris, who is among two other tenured Princeton faculty members who have received a Nobel Prize in economics, delivered his Prize Lecture on Thursday, December 8th at Aula Magna, Stockholm University.   More>>  Nobel Prize Website


Tom Sargent Accepted His Nobel Prize Saturday, December 10th, in Stockholm, Sweden.

Tom was among 13 Nobel laureates at the prize award ceremony in Stockholm. The Nobel laureates received a diploma and a medal from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.  More>>  Nobel Prize Website


Alan Krueger's Nomination as Chair of White House Council of Economic Advisers U.S.,  Approved By Senate.

On November 3, 2011, the Senate unanimously confirmed Alan Krueger to be the new chairman of President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). More>> 


Chris Paxson, Elected Vice President of American Economic Association

Chris Paxson, has been elected to the prestigious role of vice president of the American Economic Association for 2012. More>>


Congratulations to Chris Sims, who has been awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Economics

Chris, the Harold H. Helm '20 Professor of Economics and Banking, "was very surprised," this morning about receiving the notification of the award. More>> Nobel Prize Press Release>> Annoucement Video>>  Images from Gala>>
 


Congratulations to Visiting Professor Tom Sargent, who has been awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Economics
More>> Nobel Prize Press Release>> Annoucement Video>>