Faculty Affiliates in the News

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 labor, competition, globablization and other topics.

JRCPPF faculty affiliates Mark Aguiar and Leonard Wantchekon are newly elected fellows of the Econometric Society.  Congratulations!

Benjamin Moll, Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Princeton University, has been awarded the 2017 Bernácer Prize for his "path-breaking contributions to incorporate consumer and firm heterogeneity into macroeconomic models" and his use of such models to study the "rich interactions between inequality and the macroeconomy.” Moll’s research focuses on two key questions: why some countries are richer than others and how income and wealth disparities impact the larger

Why is Europe’s great monetary endeavor, the Euro, in trouble? A string of economic difficulties in Greece, Ireland, Spain, Italy, and other Eurozone nations has left observers wondering whether the currency union can survive. In this book, Markus Brunnermeier, Harold James, and Jean-Pierre Landau argue that the core problem with the Euro lies in the philosophical differences between the founding countries of the Eurozone, particularly Germany and France. But the authors also show how these seemingly incompatible differences can be reconciled to ensure Europe’s survival.