Four professors based at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School recently received honorary degrees from institutions around the country and world.

Janet Currie, Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs and director of the Center for Health and Wellbeing, was awarded a Doctor Honoris Causa by Université Jean Moulin Lyon III in Lyon, France. Professor Currie was recognized for her research focusing on the health and wellbeing of children and presented her research at a conference following the ceremony.

Angus Deaton, Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of Economics and International Affairs and 2015 Nobel Laureate in Economics, was one of eight to receive an honorary doctorate degree from Brown University. Deaton’s research interests include health, development, poverty, inequality and wellbeing. In 2015, he earned the Nobel Prize in Economics for his analysis of consumption, poverty and welfare.

Marc Fleurbaey, Robert E. Kuenne Professor in Economics and Humanistic Studies, received an honorary doctorate degree from the Center for Operations Research and Econometrics, a research center of Université catholique de Louvain in Belguim. An economist and philosopher, Fleurbaey was recognized for being a world leader in welfare economics.

Sara McLanahan, William S. Tod Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton and director of the Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Northwestern University on June 17. McLanahan was recognized for her dedication to researching and promoting effective policies for children.

Please note: This list may not be comprehensive.