Simon Jaeger

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 Princeton’s Industrial Relations Section. He is also a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).

His 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 PhD 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. He is a recipient of a Sloan Research Fellowship and of the Gustav Stolper Award.