Economics

The University’s Committee on the Course of Study has approved changes that the economics department proposed that will require concentrators to take more mathematics classes prior to entering the department.

Greg Mankiw ’80, an economics professor at Harvard and economic advisor to presidential candidate Mitt Romney, discussed the challenges facing monetary and fiscal policy in Dodds Auditorium on Thursday afternoon.

Having asked multiple humanities majors about their future career options, most casually respond that, if they do not end up with a job in their respective concentration, they can always go into finance as a backup. As a backup. Even science and engineering majors are ostensibly starting to consider finance as a secondary plan for their future careers and internships. This trend is perceptible among Princeton students.

Benjamin Griswold IV ’62 and his family have gifted the Center for Economic Policy Studies with a substantial endowment, the University announced on Monday. Founded in 1989 by economics professor Alan Blinder ’67, the center has committed itself to supporting research and conducting seminars on the many intersections of economics, business and government.