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Karthik Sastry awarded Princeton Preceptorship
Sastry was among 10 Princeton faculty members selected for the annual honor.
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Malvika Choudhary - Tue, 14, Jul 2026
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Princeton University awarded Karthik Sastry, assistant professor of economics and public affairs, a John Witherspoon Bicentennial Preceptorship for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029.
Sastry, who also serves on the executive committee of Princeton's M.S. Chadha Center for Global India, was among 10 junior faculty members selected for the university's annual preceptorship awards. Established following Princeton's bicentennial in 1946, the competitive awards provide early-career faculty with additional time and resources to advance their research.
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A macroeconomist, Sastry's research focuses on the intersection of economic theory, innovation, and environmental economics. His work explores how information, bounded rationality, and social interactions shape business cycles, as well as how technological innovation and public policy help societies adapt to climate change.
Sastry joined Princeton's faculty in 2023 after serving as a prize fellow in Economics, History, and Politics at Harvard University. He earned his bachelor's degree in economics from Princeton University in 2016 and completed his Ph.D. in economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2022.
He is also a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, where he is affiliated with the Economic Fluctuations and Growth and the Environment and Energy Economics programs. His research has appeared in leading economics journals, including the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and the Journal of Political Economy.
The university awards five John Witherspoon Bicentennial Preceptorships and five University Preceptorships each year. Bicentennial recipients receive a full year of leave at full salary over the three-year term, while University Preceptorship recipients receive one semester of paid leave. Both awards include annual funding for research expenses.
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