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Graduate Hooding & Recognition Ceremony

On Monday, May 29, Princeton University's graduate students, including our Master in Finance graduates, participated in the Hooding Ceremony. Watch the live stream on YouTube.

Program News May 23

Princeton's New Minor in Finance

Alumni News May 22

Zilin Yan (MFin ’22) looks back on her experience one year after graduating

PublicJune 14, 2023    12:30 pm

Daron Acemoglu on Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity

Markus' Academy May 18

A User's Guide to GPT & LLMs for Economic Research

Alumni News April 17

Princeton Grads Rank at the Top Among Highest Finance Salaries

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.

Princeton Initiative

An annual summer program that brings together second-year Ph.D students from around the country.

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Financial Economics of Insurance

An annual workshop that supports graduate student training and research at the intersection of finance and insurance.

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BCF China Initiative

An ongoing initiative that promotes understanding of the Chinese economy and its financial system.

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Other BCF Initiatives

  • Fintech@Princeton
  • Euronomics
  • The Trinity of Stability
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I 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)
  • Public
    June 14, 2023
    12:30 pm

    Daron Acemoglu on Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity

    With introductions by Markus Brunnermeier
  • Public
    June 14, 2023
    12:30 pm

    Daron Acemoglu on Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity

    With introductions by Markus Brunnermeier
All Events

Not in Princeton? Visit the Princeton BCF YouTube channel for videos of public events, webinars, academic lectures, and more.

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

International Trade

Neoclassical Growth in an Interdependent World

Endogenous Specialization and Dealer Networks

Macroeconomics

Micro Risks and Pareto Improving Policies

Mark A. Aguiar Manuel AmadorCristina Arellano
All Working Papers

Published Papers

Review of Financial Studies

Winter 2021

Finance

Learning about the Neighborhood

Zhenyu GaoMichael SockinWei Xiong

Review of Financial Studies

Winter 2021

Review of Financial Studies

Winter 2021

Finance

The Whack-a-Mole Game: Tobin Taxes and Trading Frenzy

Jinghan CaiJibao HeWenxi JiangWei Xiong

Review of Financial Studies

Winter 2021

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

November 2017

Finance

A Hybrid Spline-Based Parametric Model for the Yield Curve

Adriano FariaCaio Almeida

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

November 2017

All Published papers