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Janet Currie is the Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Emeritus, at Princeton University. She co-directs the Program on Families and Children at the National Bureau of Economic Research. A pioneering figure in the economic analysis of child development, her ongoing research emphasizes the socioeconomic differences affecting health access and care, the environmental threats to health, and the critical role of mental health. Currie has been involved with various prestigious organizations, including serving as President of the American Economic Association in 2024 and holding presidencies with the American Society of Health Economics and the Society of Labor Economics. She has received distinguished awards such as the CES Fellow and the Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize. Janet has been recognized as one of the top 10 women in Economics by the World Economic Forum in July 2015 and was named an Alumna of Influence by the University of Toronto in 2012. She has contributed significantly to academic literature as an editor for the Journal of Economic Literature and has served on the editorial boards of various journals.
Princeton University • Princeton, NJ
Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Emeritus.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.