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2019 Short Course on Financial Markets
Sept. 16, 2019

A group of 42 graduate students from the Masters in Public Affairs and Masters in Public Policy programs gathered on September 5-7, 2019 for our intensive short course, Financial Markets for Policy Professionals. Now in it's 10th year, the course provides a framework for future public…

Congratulations to the Class of 2019
May 31, 2019

JRCPPF congratulates our student associates in the Class of 2019! We wish them much success in their future careers.  

Undergraduate Associates Class of 2019

Bassam J. Alalawi (Economics, Certificate in Cognitive Science)+

Hamza H. Chaudhry (Woodrow Wilson School, Certificate in History & Practice of Diplomacy)

Video Interview: Why We Need Inclusive Prosperity
May 31, 2019

Inequality affects every part of the economy, from finance to labor to macroeconomic policymaking. To understand it, and build an economy of inclusive prosperity, we need to bring economists from every part of the field together, says Atif Mian in this interview with Rob Johnson, President of the…

Low interest rates favor market leaders, increasing concentration
March 27, 2019
Low interest rates are the main tool of monetary policy to stimulate investment, but is this always the case?
Alan B. Krueger, prominent labor economist and dedicated public servant, dies
March 19, 2019

Princeton University mourns the loss of Alan Krueger, James Madison Professor of Political Economy, who passed away over the weekend. Read more...

New Podcast Series on Finance, Economics and Politics
March 15, 2019

Catch up on all the speakers that you missed with Policy Punchline, a new, weekly podcast series launched by the Center. The series covers economics, finance, politics and policy-related discussions with scholars, policy makers, and business executives. Hosted by student associate Tiger Gao ’21,…

Economists for Inclusive Prosperity
March 5, 2019

A new initiative organized by academic economists promises to provide a new vision to economic policy that stands as an alternative to market fundamentalism without sacrificing the principles of liberal democracy. Launched by economists Suresh Naidu, Dani Rodrik, and Gabriel Zucman, the initiative has published a compilation of policy briefs on…

Will Dobbie Wins 2019 Sloan Research Fellowship
March 5, 2019

Congratulations to Will S. Dobbie, Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Affairs. Read more about Prof. Dobbie's research here.

The Sloan Foundation awards a number of fellowships annually to early-career scholars deemed to be among the next generation of scientific leaders…

Radical Mechanisms 10 Years After the Financial Crisis
Jan. 18, 2019
Livestream: mediacentrallive.princeton.edu Follow the conference on Twitter @JRCPPF #radicalmechanisms Hosted by the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy & Finance at Princeton and Microsoft Research in New York, the conference features a mix of speakers including experts on blockchain, fintech, financial decentralization, and innovative mechanism design.
Mian and Boushey talk about connections between finance and the macroeconomy
Jan. 17, 2019
Atif Mian sat with Heather Boushey for the latest installment in the Center for Equitable Growth's series "Equitable Growth in Conversation."