Since 1997, Princeton BCF has been building innovative academic programs and research activities to shape existing practices and knowledge around modern finance and monetary economics. Established by former Economics Department Chair Ben Bernanke and Founding Director Professor Yacine Ait-Sahalia to elevate the role of the academic discipline of finance, the center’s proud legacy as an innovator in the field continues today. Markus Brunnermeier has served as Princeton BCF Director since 2014.
From our ongoing initiatives designed to support Ph.D. students around the world to our academic programs for undergraduate and graduate students at Princeton, we’re committed to supporting the next generation of researchers both inside and outside the classroom.
The center is proud to be home to dozens of award-winning faculty whose research has propelled the field of finance forward.
Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
Ben Bernanke (2022)
Christopher Sims (2011)
Paul Krugman (2008)
Daniel Kahneman (2002)
Honors
Nobuhiro Kiyotaki, Honorary Doctorate from the University of Edinburgh
Markus Brunnermeier, Honorary Doctorate from the University of Regensburg
Mark W. Watson, Honorary Doctorate from the University of Bern
John Bates Clark Medal
Yuliy Sannikov (2016)
J.L. Doob Prize from the American Mathematical Society
Rene Carmona (2019)
Fischer Black Prize
Yuliy Sannikov (2015)
Harrison Hong (2009)
Bernacer Prize
Markus Brunnermeier (2008)
Ross Prize
Nobuhiro Kiyotaki (2010)
Fulkerson Prize
Sanjeev Arora (2012)
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Daniel Kahneman (2013)
Humboldt Research Award
Jianqing Fan (2006)
Mete Soner
Yrjo Jahnsson Award
Nobuhiro Kiyotaki (1999)
Fellow of the Econometric Society
Wei Xiong (2023)
Motohiro Yogo (2023)
Mikhail Golosov (2014)
Ulrich Müller (2014)
Markus Brunnermeier (2010)
Hyun Shin (2004)
Yacine Aït-Sahalia (2002)
Stephen Morris (2002)
Nobuhiro Kiyotaki (1997)
Alan Krueger (1996)
Daniel Kahneman (1993)
Mark Watson (1992)
Dilip Abreu (1991)
Paul Krugman (1986)
Alan Blinder (1981)
Christopher Sims (1974)
Gregory Chow (1967)
José A. Scheinkman
Mark A. Aguiar
Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences
Sanjeev Arora
Daniel Kahneman
Jose A. Scheinkman
Chris Sims
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Dilip Abreu
Alan S. Blinder
José A. Scheinkman
Chris Sims
Mark W. Watson
Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Robert Vanderbei (2012)
Rene Carmona (2009)
Ronnie Sircar
Mete Soner
Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Yacine Ait-Sahalia (2004)
Jianqing Fan (1997)
Rene Carmona (1984)
Fellow of the International Association of Applied Econometrics
Ulrich K. Müller
Mark W. Watson
Fellow of the Society for Financial Econometrics
Yacine Ait-Sahalia
Jianqing Fan
Guggenheim Fellowship
Markus Brunnermeier (2010)
Jianqing Fan (2009)
Yacine Aït-Sahalia (2008)
Jose A. Scheinkman (2007)
Stephen Morris (2005)
Sloan Fellowship
Yuliy Sannikov (2010)
Mikhail Golosov (2008)
Ulrich Müller (2008)
Markus Brunnermeier (2005)
Mark A. Aguiar (Sloan Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, 1998)
Yacine Aït-Sahalia (1998)
Stephen Morris (1996)
Alan Krueger (1992)
Dilip Abreu (1988)
Sanjeev Arora
Jakub Kastl
Smith Breeden and Brattle Prizes
Markus Brunnermeier, Brattle Prize (2013)
Wei Xiong, Smith Breeden Prize (2012)
Atif Mian, Brattle Prize (2010)
Markus Brunnermeier, Smith Breeden Prize (2004)
Distinguished Fellows
Gregory Chow, American Economic Association (2014)
Alan Blinder, American Economic Association (2011)
Daniel Kahneman, American Economic Association (2011)
Princeton BCF’s top-rated Master in Finance program couples tailored career services with advanced academic coursework in financial and monetary economics, data analysis, financial engineering, and computational methods.
Since its founding, Princeton BCF has awarded its undergraduate Certificate in Finance to nearly 1,000 students from majors across the university. For students graduating in 2025 and beyond, the program will be offered as a Minor in Finance.
As a multidisciplinary center, Princeton BCF 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.