SIEPR Spotlight

In a presentation at the Commonwealth Club, SIEPR Board member Tad Taube introduced John Shoven and SIEPR Honorary Chair, George Shultz to the audience and Sally Pipes of the Pacific Research Institute as the program moderator. The talk about health care and Social Security was based on their book published in 2008.
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Mark Lemley, the Director of the Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology spoke to SIEPR Associates about the patent crisis and how to solve it.
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SIEPR director John Shoven gives the Landau Award to Maya Cohen-Meidan for her paper on Vertical Integration and Trade Protection: The Case of Antidumping Duties and Jonathan Meer for his paper entitled Brother Can You Spare a Dime? Peer Effects in Charitable Solicitation.
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Upcoming Events

  • SIEPR events are by invitation only

  • August, 2009
    Institute for High School Teachers, a 5 day, free comprehensive economics learning session for high school teachers.  

  • September, 2009
    David WesselSeptember Associates meeting with Wall Street Journal's economics editor, David Wessel.  

  • October, 2009
    SCID India Conference

    William PooleCharles PlosserJohn B. TaylorTom KeeneSenior Advisor to Merk Investments, William Poole, Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Charles Plosser, Stanford Professor John B. Taylor and radio talk show host Tom Keene will speak to the SIEPR Associates.  

  • November, 2009
    Bob FrankNovember Associates meeting with Cornell economist and NYTimes writer, Bob Frank.  

    November 14 Leading Matters in New York with John Shoven.

  • March, 2010
    Lawrence SummersSIEPR Economic Summit featuring keynote by Lawrence Summers, Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy.
     

News & Views

Roger Noll Roger Noll, SIEPR senior fellow, is quoted in SF Chronicle article How Golden State sank into budget morass June 28, 2009 and TheSpec.com Reinsdorf could end Coyotes saga June 26, 2009

John Shoven John Shoven, SIEPR Director, is the focus of Forbes Article New Age Thinker June 24, 2009

Peter Henry Peter Henry, SIEPR and SCID senior fellow, appointed to President Obama’s Commission on White House Fellowships President Obama Announces Appointments to the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships June 17, 2009.

Victor Fuchs Victor Fuchs, SIEPR researcher, is quoted in NY Times article Health Care Rationing Rhetoric Overlooks Reality June 16, 2009.

Gregory Rosston Gregory Rosston, SIEPR Deputy Director, is interviewed on KCBS 740AM radio Digital TV Benefits Cell Phones June 13, 2009.(5:19)

Paul Romer Paul Romer, SIEPR & SCID senior fellow, is mentioned in thehill.com article Broadband stimulus isn’t limited to technology June 10, 2009.

John Taylor John Taylor, SIEPR senior fellow, is the mentioned in the article The Bond War Why Paul Krugman and Niall Ferguson are hammering each other about T-Bill interest rates. June 4, 2009.

Roger Noll Roger Noll, SIEPR senior fellow, is mentioned in NY Times article Are Monopolies Holding Mexico Back? June 2, 2009.

SIEPR Highlights

Policy Brief July 09

July Policy Brief, Foreclosure and Bankruptcy — Policy Conclusions From the Current Crisis , by Theresa Kuchler and Johannes Stroebel, 2nd year PhD Students in Stanford's Economics Department.
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Mark Donig

Mark Donig is a Public Policy graduate, with a concentration in Ethics and Public Policy. He was awarded the Ann C. Seminara Award for Outstanding Public Policy Senior, elected by his peers for making the “most important contribution to Stanford” from the Public Policy Class of 2009.   
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KTVU channel 2 looks at the job market for graduating seniors and talks with speakers from SIEPR's recent Policy Forum on Jobs.
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