The Center for Political Economy identifies and advances the most promising contemporary developments within economics. Part of Columbia World Projects, the Center promotes a new political economy with a robust institutional, cross-disciplinary orientation that refines questions of power, uncertainty and inequality.
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The Center for Political Economy is seeking full-time Postdoctoral Research Scholars to begin on Aug. 1, 2026.
The submission deadline is Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET
Watch a replay of a panel exploring the challenges facing the Euro area and the prospects for its future development.
Watch video replay of a panel exploring how can behavior economics be incorporated into economic theory.
Scholars who write in the field of work and labor, law, social science or history are welcome to apply.
The Center co-hosted the "New Thinking in Industrial Policy: Perspectives from Developed and Developing Countries" conference.
Six faculty members were selected from Columbia community, including the Journalism School, Law School, Barnard College and Teachers College.