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Simon Jäger Biography
Current Institution name
Princeton University
Date of PhD completion
2016
Institution where PhD was completed
Harvard University
Years as IRS Faculty member
2025 - present
Simon Jäger is an Associate Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, jointly appointed by Princeton University’s Department of Economics and the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA), and a member of the Industrial Relations Section. He is also a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).
Professor Jäger’s work focuses on labor markets and explores the origins and consequences of inequality. Before joining Princeton, Jäger worked as an associate professor at MIT. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University. His dissertation was awarded the first prize by the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research and Harvard University’s David A. Wells Prize for Best Dissertation in Economics.