Finance and beyond:
Preparing Students at the Highest Level
About BCF
Princeton BCF delivers innovative academic programs and research activities to shape existing practices and knowledge around modern finance and monetary economics. Founded with the goal of elevating the role of the academic discipline of finance, the center’s proud legacy of breaking barriers in the field continues today.
From our academic programs for undergraduate and graduate students at Princeton to our ongoing initiatives designed to support Ph.D. students around the world, we’re committed to supporting the next generation of researchers both inside and outside the classroom.
AFFILIATED DEPARTMENTS
As an interdisciplinary center, Princeton BCF’s faculty bring expertise from across the university, including the Department of Economics, the Department of Operations and Financial Research, the Department of Computer Science, the Department of History, and the Department of Math.
Initiatives
Princeton Initiative
An annual summer program that brings together second-year Ph.D students from around the country.
Learn MoreFinancial Economics of Insurance
An annual workshop that supports graduate student training and research at the intersection of finance and insurance.
Learn MoreBCF China Initiative
An ongoing initiative that promotes understanding of the Chinese economy and its financial system.
Learn MoreI was looking for optionality as well as excellence, and Princeton BCF offers the best of both…I would advise prospective students to take courses from as diverse a cast as possible. The people you meet in the process alone make it worth it.”
Alex (MFin ’15)
Upcoming events
All EventsVideo Archive
Not in Princeton? Visit the Princeton BCF YouTube channel for videos of public events, webinars, academic lectures, and more.
Latest Research
See new research from Princeton BCF faculty in the Department of Economics, the Department of Operations and Financial Engineering, and the Department of Computer Science.
Working Papers
All Working PapersPublished Papers
Journal of Financial Economics
April 2025
Finance
Financial Inclusion Across the United States
Journal of Financial Economics
April 2025
Journal of Economic Perspectives
Winter 2023
Monetary Economics
Landings, Soft and Hard: The Federal Reserve, 1965–2022
Journal of Economic Perspectives
Winter 2023
Journal of Business and Economic Statistics
2023
Finance
Constrained Polynomial Likelihood
Journal of Business and Economic Statistics
2023