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 MF Brokerage Trustee Traces $1.2 Billion Lost Over Five Days of $1.2 Billion. Quotes Darrell Duffie, professor of finance and SIEPR senior fellow. Bloomberg Businessweek,February 6, 2012 | ||
 Stanford's Taylor Tells Policy Makers to Abandon Temporary Fixes. Quotes John Taylor, professor of economics and SIEPR senior fellow. Boomberg Businessweek, February 7, 2012 | ||
| The Fed's next hike will come at the end of 2014. Quotes John Taylor, professor of economics and SIEPR senior fellow. Economist, February 6, 2012 | ||
 NFL owners approve $200 million loan for 49ers stadium. Quotes Roger Noll, emeritus professor of economics.San Jose Mercury News, February 3, 2012 | ||
 NYT: For Founders to Decorators, Facebook Riches. Quotes Alex Gould, lecturer at SIEPR. New York Times, February 2, 2012 | ||
| Kevin Warsh, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution and Lecturer at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University presented his views on the state of the economy and policy choices. Quotes and home truths by Kevin Warsh | ||
 How the war on teachers is changing the profession. Cites work by Eric Hanushek, senior fellow, Hoover Institution and SIEPR. Washington Post, January 27, 2012 | ||
 Fed Easing May Harm Long-Term Economic Growth, Warsh Says. Former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh, Hoover Institution distinguished visiting fellow and GSB lecturer, gave a speech sponsored by Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. Bloomberg Businessweek, January 27, 2012 | ||
| Tom Keene Talks to John R. Taylor. The Stanford economics professor talks about the recovery, austerity, and predictability. Bloomberg Businessweek, January 26, 2012 | ||
 Keep the electoral college. Cites work of Kenneth Arrow, emeritus professor of economics and operations research.Washington Post, January 23, 2012 | ||
| Calpers Earned 1.1% Last Year as Stock Holdings Slumped. Cites SIEPR research. Bloomberg Businessweek, January 24, 2012 | ||
 Dan Walters: California civil service unions in denial on pension costs. Cites research of Joe Nation, professor of public policy. Sacramento Bee, January 23, 2012 | ||
  Is It Time For A Wealth Tax? This podcast featuring Ron McKinnon, senior fellow at SIEPR, talks about his Wall Street Journal article along with Douglas Holtz-Eakin in an interview with Tom Ashton of On Point. National Public Radio, January 20, 2012 | ||
 Victor R. Fuchs, the Henry J. Kaiser Jr. Professor Emeritus and SIEPR Senior Fellow presents his second collection of articles on health care reform. These provocative and thought-provoking publications, from leading medical journals, present views that will inform and stimulate.>>To read | ||
| A's Lease Expires in 2013. Quotes Roger Noll, professor emeritus of
economics.Oakland Tribune & Inside Bay Area, January 19, 2012 | ||
 [Blog] Congress Should Abandon 'the Quick Fix'. Cites research by economics graduate student Scott Baker and Nicholas Bloom, associate professor of economics and SIEPR senior fellow. The Hill, Congress Blog, January 12, 2012 | ||
| Americans Clueless Paying Wall Street $20 Billion for Bad Swaps. Quotes Roger Noll, professor of economics, emeritus. Bloomberg Businessweek, January 13, 2012 | ||
| MLB Owners Meet in Arizona, But Decision on A's Move To San Jose Still Up in the Air. Cites Roger Noll, professor of economics, emeritus and SIEPR senior fellow. Inside Bay Area, January 11, 2012 | ||
 [Opinion] State finance officials should face the truth on pension promises. Viewpoint by David Crane, lecturer on public policy. Sacramento Bee, January 8, 2011 | ||
 Ever-changing prices may have hidden cost. Quotes Liran Einav, associate professor of economics and senior fellow at SIEPR. New York Times via Boston Globe, January 9, 2012 | ||
| Bush education law offered great promise, but after 10 years, wide agreement on need to fix it. Quotes Eric Hanushek, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and SIEPR. Chicago Tribune, January 7, 2012 | ||
| Most Economics is Just Organised Common Sense. Mentions research of Nicholas Bloom, associate professor of economics. Forbes, January 2, 2012 | ||
| In Washington, Large Rewards in Teacher Pay. Quotes Eric Hanushek, Hoover Institution and SIEPR senior fellow and professor (by courtesy) of education. New York Times, December 31, 2011 | ||
 OpEd, Joe Nation and Pensions. Sacramento Bee, December 16, 2011 | ||
 Report says state needs pension reforms. Research of Joe Nation, professor of public policy. Sacremento Business Journal, December 14, 2011 | ||
 SEC Cops Want to Fight U.S. Judge. Quotes Jospeh Grundfest, professor of law and SIEPR Senior Fellow. Wall Street Journal (Public access), December 15, 2011. | ||
 Seasonal giving: Keeping up with the Santas. Cites research of Liran Einav, associate professor of economics and Ran Abramitzky, assistant professor of economics and SIEPR researchers. Economist, December 15, 2011 | ||
| Stanford study finds San Jose pension plan unsound. Research of Joe Nation, professor of public policy. San Jose Mercury News, December 15, 2011 | ||
| Stanford think tank: Pension costs skyrocketing. San Jose Mercury News, December 13, 2011 | ||
| Reports: State's public pension costs soaring. Research of Joe Nation, professor of public policy. In response to the research, California treasurer Bill Lockyer resigned from a Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research advisory panel overseeing the research. San Jose Mercury News via Associate press, Decemeber 14, 2011. | ||
 State Treasurer Lockyer quits pension advisory panel in protest. Los Angeles Times, December 14, 2011 | ||
| In two studies released in December, Stanford Professor of the Practice of Public Policy Joe Nation describes the state's worsening public pension dilemma. >> PENSION MATH: How California’s Retirement Spending is Squeezing The State Budget - State-wide report released (12-13-11) - Press Release >> SHRINKING SERVICES: Public Pension Costs and Their Impacts on San Jose - San Jose Report released (12-14-11) - Press Release The Nation-Storms report on independent pension systems is being expanded to link with detailed visualizations for each of the 69 pension systems. The report will be released at the end of January. | ||
 Can China Sustain its Phenomenal Growth? Chinese economist Jianling Wu spoke at Stanford's Ku-Shu Liang Memorial Lecture. Quotes Gerhard Casper, president emeritus and professor of undergraduate education, and Nick Hope, director of the Stanford Center for International Development. Palo Alto Patch, December 12, 2011 | ||
| The State Worker: Stanford study pegs California pensions' shortfall at $500 billion- Quotes research by Joe Nation Professor of the Practice of Public Policy. December 13, 2011, Sacbee.com | ||
 The GOP's Income Inequality Opportunity. Cites Michael Boskin, professor of economics and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and SIEPR. U.S. News & World Report, December 7, 2011 | ||
| Extending the Payroll-Tax Cut. Quotes John Taylor, professor of economics; SIEPR and Hoover Institution senior fellow. National Review, December 5, 2011 | ||
 Narayana R. Kocherlakota, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis spoke to SIEPR Associates about Making Monetary Policy, how the federal reserve system works, its objectives and some considerations about monetary policy.>>For Q and A >>For press conference video >>Speech | ||
| Kocherlakota Says Fed May Need to Reduce Accommodation. Federal Reserve Board leader makes policy forecast during talk at Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. Bloomberg Businessweek, November 30, 2011. | ||
| Fed's No. 2 sees room for further monetary easing. In an event at SIEPR, Federal Reserve Board leader makes statement about economic forecasts. Reuters, November 30, 2011 | ||
 Fed forecasts signal need to tighten: Kocherlakota. In an event at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, Federal Reserve Board leaders make statement about economic forecasts. Reuters, November 29, 2011. | ||
 From Silicon Valley: Giving Isn't Just For The Rich. Interview with Laura Arrillaga-Andreesen, SIEPR board member; lecturer in business and chairman of Stanford Center on Philanthropy. Forbes, November 29, 2011 | ||
| Policy uncertainty hitting job creation: Fed report. Cites Stanford economics research. Chicago Tribune, November 29, 2011 | ||
| Local state senator leading pension-reform committee. Cites research by SIEPR on California's pension systems. San Jose Mercury News, November 24, 2011 | ||
| It's the Politics, Stupid! Mentions John Taylor, professor of economics and a fellow of Hoover and senior fellow of SIEPR, as the type of serious thinker who could help solve the economic crisis. Slate, November 21, 2011 | ||
 IMF Europe Unit Chief Quits After One Year Amid Debt Crisis. Alumnus Antonio Borges quits job as head of the International Monetary Fund's European department. Bloomberg Businessweek, November 17, 2012 | ||
| Does government regulation really kill jobs? Economists say overall effect minimal. Quotes Roger Noll, economics professor. Washington Post, November 13, 2011 | ||
| Is Telecommuting a Good Idea? Cites Stanford research on the effects of flexible work schedules at a major Chinese corporation and quotes Nicholas Bloom, associate professor of economics and senior fellow at the SIEPR. Slate Magazine, November 9, 2011 | ||
 November Student of the Month: Jackie Rotman is a senior majoring in Public Policy with a concentration in International Development. | ||
 [Opinion] A Slow-Growth America Can't Lead the World. OpEd by John B. Taylor, professor of economics and senior fellow at Hoover Institution and at SIEPR. Wall Street Journal, November 1st, 2011 | ||
 [Opinion] The Euro Crisis: Doubting the 'Domino' Effect. OpEd written by Edward P. Lazear, professor of human resources management & economics at the GSB and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and SIEPR. Wall Street Journal, October 31, 2011. | ||
| AP Newsbreak: Brown to Seek Sweeping Pension Cuts. Cites SIEPR study on California pensions. AP via New York Times, October 27, 2011 | ||
| Obama Wrote 5% Fewer Rules Than Bush While Costing Business. Quotes Roger Noll, professor of economics, emeritus, and co-director of the Program on Regulatory Policy at Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. Bloomberg Businessweek, October 26, 2011 | ||
| Committee Begins to Address Pension Reform. Cites SIEPR study on California pensions. San Jose Mercury News, October 26, 2011 | ||
| (Op Ed) How about a race to reform state pensions? Washington Post, David Crane, Published: October 26, 2011. | ||
| Ben Wallace-Wells on the Romney Economy. Quotes Nicholas Bloom, associate professor of economics and senior fellow at SIEPR. National Review Online, October 25, 2011 | ||
| The Wolfson Prize: Entries Please... Quotes Nick Bloom, professor of economics and senior fellow at SIEPR. The Economist, October 20, 2011 | ||
 Educational reforms include autonomy, teachers quality control and distance learning were discussed at a conference held in Mumbai sponsored by the Stanford Center for International Development (SCID). Hindustan Times, October 19, 2011 | ||
| Vocational Training Can Prompt Unemployment Later in Life, Study Finds.[Cites paper co-authored by Eric Hanushek, senior fellow, Hoover Institution and SIEPR. Chronicle of Higher Education, October 18, 2011 | ||
| Antonio Borges, the Director of the European Department of the IMF, spoke to SIEPR Associates about the European debt crisis and what can be done. | ||
 Our Gutenberg. CEEG director,Tim Bresnahan spells out why Jobs is the name likely to be associated with the advent of the computer in our everyday lives. Economic Principles, October 10, 2011 | ||
| "Steve Jobs has died. We should remember his accomplishments and the vision of American entrepreneurship he embodied," Timothy Bresnahan, director of the Center for Employment and Economic Growth (CEEG). Read more >> | ||
  Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims, have developed methods that untangle "the causal relationship between economic policy and different macroeconomic variables, such as GDP, inflation, employment and investments." They are the 2011 winners of the Nobel in Economics. | ||
| Companies use fuzzy math in job claims; candidates still buy in. Quotes SIEPR senior fellow, Roger Noll. Washington Post, October 10, 2011 | ||
 Handicapping the 2011 Economics Nobel. Mentions economics Professors Bob Hall and Paul Milgrom among the contenders. Wall Street Journal, October 6, 2011 | ||
 [Opinion] Stimulus Has Been a Washington Job Killer. OpEd by John F. Cogan, professor of public policy and Hoover Institution fellow, and John B. Taylor, professor of economics and Hoover and SIEPR senior fellow. Wall Street Journal, October 3, 2011 | ||
 October Student of the Month. George is a senior majoring in Public Policy with a concentration in Technology Policy. He is especially interested in exploring the intersection of computer science with law and policy. | ||
| Ronald McKinnon OpED Wall Street Journal, September 30, 2011 | ||
| San Francisco Op Ed written by John Diaz --David Crane and 2 others start Govern For California (http://www.governforcalifornia.org/) to help get a few courageous legislators elected to the state legislature. September 25, 2011 | ||
 Diving Into the Rich Pool. Imposing higher tax rates on the wealthy can have unintended consequences. Cites research co-written by Camille Landais, post doctoral scholar in economics at SIEPR. The Economist, September 24, 2012 | ||
| Do Regulations Really Kill Jobs? Not So Much. Quotes Roger Noll, professor of economics, emeritus, and co-director of the Program on Regulatory Policy at Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. Mother Jones, September 22, 2011 | ||
 SIEPR director John Shoven cited. The Bottom Line, September 2011 | ||
| Anoop Singh, Director of the Asia and Pacific Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) gave an overview on the importance of the Policy Challenges for Asian Economies in the Short and Medium Term -- in a conference co-sponsored by SCID and the IMF | ||
 Dr. Burton G. Malkiel, the Chemical Bank Chairman of Economics at Princeton University and author of the widely read investment book, A Random Walk Down Wall Street, shared his investment views and strategies in a talk on September 12 to SIEPR Associates. Part 2 for Q and A | ||
 President Obama's Jobs Plan Faces Tough Obstacles. Quotes Greg Rosston, deputy director at SIEPR. San Francisco Chronicle, September 11, 2011 | ||
 Essays on labour markets and policy uncertainty win 2011 WTO young economists’ award--SIEPR postdoc Kyle Handley, wrote “Exporting under trade policy uncertainty,” studies the impact of trade policy commitments on trade flows. September 9, 2011 | ||
| Not More of the Same. Written by economics professor and Hoover Institution and SIEPR senior fellow John B. Taylor. New York Times, September 6, 2011 | ||
| Game Theory in Practice. Cites work by economics professor and SIEPR senior fellow Paul Milgrom on radio spectrum license auction; also discusses work of Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.The Economist, September 3, 2011 | ||
| Antitrust Suit Hems AT&T: Sweeping Challenge to T-Mobile Acquisition Leaves Little Room for Compromise. Quotes Roger Noll, co-director of the Program on Regulatory Policy at SIEPR. The Wall Street Journal, September 3, 2011 | ||
 September Student of the Month. Adrienne is a senior majoring in Public Policy with a concentration in Education. She has explored her passions of education and leadership over the past few years. | ||
 Grading the Education Reformers. Mentions Caroline Hoxby, professor of economics and Hoover Institution and SIEPR senior fellow. Slate, August 29, 2011 | ||
| On August 22, 2011 San Jose's mayor, Chuck Reed and a host of union and city leaders sat down to hash out the pension plan dilemma. For more on the evening click here video 2 and video 3. For news coverage of the event click here. | ||
| Channel 7--KGO TV highlighted the San Jose pension plan crisis meeting sponsored by SIEPR on August 22, 2011. [Link] | ||
 SIEPR will be conducting a community meeting from 7-9pm on Monday, August 22, 2011 to discuss the public employee pension challenges facing both California and the city of San Jose. The meeting will be held at SIEPR (more) | ||
| Silicon Valley Remains an Oasis of Optimism amid the Global Storm. Quotes associate professor of economics at SIEPR Nicholas Bloom. San Jose Mercury News, August 13, 2011 | ||
| [Broadcast] Boosting Job Growth: It's A Money Matter. Quotes John B. Taylor, professor of economics at SIEPR and senior fellow at Hoover Institution. KQED, August 14, 2011 | ||
 Criticism of GOP Economic Direction Grows Louder and Sharper. Quotes John B. Taylor, professor of economics at SIEPR and senior fellow at Hoover Institution. New York Times via Oakland Tribune, August 12, 2011 | ||
| Wall Street rollercoaster: Stanford expert tries to make sense of a careening marketplace. Economist Roger Noll, co-director of the Program on Regulatory Policy at SIEPR, admits that ignoring the wild ups and downs is hard, but "high volatility reveals only that many people are fearful about the nation's economic future." August 11, 2011 | ||
| Stanford economist predicts 'large, short-run recession.' Quotes Nicholas Bloom, associate professor of economics and SIEPR senior fellow. Stanford Report, August 10, 2011 | ||
| Could the 49ers and Raiders Share a New Stadium? KQED host Cy Musiker talks with Roger Noll, a professor of economics emeritus and SIEPR senior fellow at Stanford University. Noll studies the economics of sports. | ||
| Odds of Double-Dip Recession Grow. Quotes John Shoven, economics professor and director SIEPR Inside Bay Area, August 4, 2011 | ||
 The Nixon Shock. How Nixon stopped backing the dollar with gold and changed global finance, a 40-year-old decision that still echoes in Greece, Ireland, and the U.S. Quotes professor emeritus of economics and SIEPR senior fellow, Ronald McKinnon. Bloomberg Businessweek, August 4, 2011 | ||
 John Shoven talks about the debt debate and economic recovery. As director of SIEPR and an expert on tax policy, Social Security and public and corporate finance, Shoven tries to make sense of the nation's economy and the debt-ceiling debate. | ||
| Teachers Conference. SIEPR director, John Shoven introduced Joe Nation, Professor of the Practice in Public Policy and David Crane, a Public Policy lecturer who discussed the perennial problem of the California budget at the 27th Summer Institute for High School Teachers--a week-long training session for high school teachers who teach economics. | ||
 Among Generation X Women, Age 40 is Party Time. Quotes John Shoven, director at SIEPR and professor of economics. USA Today, July 25, 2011 | ||
| [Opinion] The End of the Growth Consensus. America added 44 million jobs in the 1980s and '90s, when both parties showed they had learned from past mistakes. The lessons have been forgotten. Written by John B. Taylor, economics professor and SIEPR and Hoover Institution senior fellow. Wall Street Journal, July 21, 2011 | ||
 Congratulations to recent MPP Graduate, T.J. Augustine, who will begin working this Fall as an Arthur Guenther Congressional Fellow in Washington, D.C. July 20, 2011 | ||
| Blog-- De-selection of the Bottom 8%: Lessons from Eugenics for Modern School Reform. Cites the late Stanford psychologist Lewis Terman and quotes Eric Hanushek, senior fellow at Hoover Institution and SIEPR. Scientific American, July 19, 2011 | ||
 California's Huge Pension Debt Will Be Jarring. [Stanford study of unfunded liabilities in state's public pension system.] Sacramento Bee, July 18, 2011 | ||
| [Opinion] Get Ready for a 70% Marginal Tax Rate. Some argue the U.S. economy can bear higher pre-Reagan tax rates. But those rates applied to a much smaller fraction of taxpayers than what we're headed for without spending cuts. Written by Michael Boskin, professor of economics and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and SIEPR. Wall Street Journal, July 18, 2011 | ||
 [Blog] Stanford economist Victor Fuchs, author of Who Shall Live?, says health care law comes up short. Fuchs is professor emeritus of economics. Washington Post, Post Politics, July 15, 2011 | ||
| A Stadium's Costly Legacy Throws Taxpayers for a Loss. Quotes Roger Noll, SIEPR senior fellow and professor emeritus of economics. Wall Street Journal, July 12, 2011 | ||
| Can US Management Stay Ahead of China, India? Co-authored by Nicholas Bloom, associate professor of economics and SIEPR senior fellow. Christian Science Monitor, July 12, 2011 | ||
| New Senior Fellows. SIEPR is pleased to announce that Liran Einav and Luigi Pistaferri both from the Department of Economics and John Roberts from the Graduate School of Business have been appointed as SIEPR Senior Fellows. | ||
 Accelerating Job Growth in the Energy Sector. Mentions Professor Jim Sweeney, SIEPR senior fellow and director, and Professor John Weyant, deputy director, of Precourt Energy Efficiency Center. San Francisco Examiner, July 10, 2011 | ||
 Moody's slashes Portugal's rating to junk. Wall Street Journal, July 5, 2011. | ||
 SIEPR postdoc Maria Fitzpatrick's paper is cited. Bloomberg Businessweek, July 4, 2011. | ||
| [Opinion] Key to Pension Costs is Realistic Assumptions. Written by David Crane, lecturer in the Public Policy Program. Sacramento Bee, June 28th, 2011 | ||
 After Scott Rozelle and his colleagues found high rates of iron deficiency among China's poorest children, the government began feeding some of them an egg every day. But Rozelle is trying to convince the country's officials that giving kids vitamins instead of eggs is a better way to fix the problem. Rozelle is a SIEPR and SCID Senior Fellow and SCID helped to fund this project. | ||
| Taylor Says U.S. Needs 'Sound' Monetary, Fiscal Policies. Interview with John Taylor, economics professor and Hoover Institution and SIEPR senior fellow. Bloomberg Television, June 27, 2011 | ||
| John Taylor: We Are In a Balance Sheet Recession. John Taylor is an economics professor and Hoover Institution and SIEPR senior fellow. Wall Street Journal, June 24, 2011 | ||
| Forget Economics, Politics Rules Today's Markets. Video interview with John Taylor, professor of economics and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and SIEPR. MarketWatch - June 22, 2011. | ||
| 5% or Bust: More on America’s Growth Potential. Quotes John Taylor, professor of economics and Hoover Institution and SIEPR senior fellow. Reuters, June 17, 2011 | ||
| Running Out of Road Quotes John Taylor, professor of economics and Hoover Institution SIEPR senior fellow, on the source of Americas economic problems. The Economics, June 16, 2011 | ||
| Can A's Co-owner Lew Wolff Endure Much More in Quest to Bring Team to San Jose. Quotes Roger Noll, professor of economics and SIEPR Senior Fellow. San Jose Mercury News, June 16, 2011 | ||
 Landau Prize. SIEPR director John Shoven presented the annual Ralph and Claire Landau award to graduate student Alessandra Voena for her working paper entitled Yours, Mine and Ours: Do Divorce Laws Affect the Intertemporal Behavior of Married Couples? | ||
 Carlos Ghosn, CEO and president of Renault-Nissan spoke to SIEPR Associates about clean car technology and the strategy behind it. See Part 1 and Part 2 of Q&A. | ||
 Nissan's Ghosn on the Future of the Zero-Emission Car. [Re. roundtable and lecture featuring Nissan Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.] SeekingAlpha via Boston Globe, June 14, 2011 | ||
| Why American Management Rules the World. Article written by Nicholas Bloom, associate professor of economics and SIEPR senior fellow, and three others.Harvard Business Review, June 13, 2011 | ||
| Factbox: Republicans' Economic "Brain Trust". A list of economists who have shaped the thinking of Republicans which includes John Taylor, professor of economics at SIEPR and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. Reuters, June 8, 2011 | ||
| Gregory Rosston tapped by FCC to provide economic analysis on AT&T T-Mobile proposed merger; Jonathan Baker and Gregory Rosston To Serve As Senior Economists For Transactions - FCC Release, June 6, 2011 | ||
 June Student of the Month. Anna Schuessler is a senior in Public Policy with a concentration in East Asian Foreign Policy. Her favorite class within the program is PP200B, the Senior Practicum. Working with her peers and the Silicon Valley Education Foundation to analyze the effects of a change in California state high school graduation standards has allowed her to see the practical implications of what she has been learning in the past four years. | ||
| Ahead of White House Meeting, Economists Write to Boehner. Michael Boskin, professor of economics and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and SIEPR, is one of the economists who signed the statement. Washington Post, June 1, 2011 | ||
 [Blog] N.Y.U. Lands Top Economist for Cities Project. Paul Romer, senior fellow at SIEPR, will run the Urban System Project based at New York University's Stern School of Business. New York Times, Economix, May 27, 2011 | ||
| Tiger Moms Take Apple's Hometown as Asians Lead Growth in U.S. Quotes Nicholas Bloom, associate professor of economics and senior fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.Bloomberg Businessweek, May 26, 2011 | ||
| Mexico Tycoon Clash Means Less Money for Slim as Consumers Win. Quotes Roger Noll, professor emeritus of economics and SIEPR senior fellow. Bloomberg, May 25, 2011 | ||
| A possible solution to the government pension problem OP Ed --Research from Maria Fitzpatrick cited. Hagerstown Herald-Mail, May 25, 2011 | ||
| Commerce's NTIA Announces New Commerce Spectrum Advisory Committee ... TMC Net. The new co-chairs of NTIA Committee will be Dr. Brian Fontes, Chief Executive Officer of the National Emergency Number Association, and Dr. Gregory Rosston, Deputy Director, SIEPR May 25, 2011 | ||
| High schools offer grade boosts to students who improve test scores. Quotes Eric Hanushek, senior fellow at Hoover Institution and SIEPR. Los Angeles Times, May 24, 2011 | ||
| Return of Stagflation. Op Ed written by Ronald McKinnon, SIEPR senior fellow. Wall St. Journal, May 24, 2011 | ||
| Stepping in. Features alumnus John Lipsky, '74 MA Economics and '82 PhD Economics, new acting head of the IMF; and quotes John Shoven, director of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. San Francisco Chronicle, May 17, 2011 | ||
 Tapping Africa's Potential - Jeffrey Sachs spoke about Africa's present and future. For more info see Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. John Shoven, SIEPR director, and ALA founder, Fred Swaniker, introduced the conference on Africa. Watch more videos of the conference here. | ||
| Ugly Modeling. Will spending cuts ruin or improve America's economy? Cites research of John Cogan and John Taylor, professor of economics and Hoover Institution and SIEPR senior fellow. Reason Magazine via Wall Street Journal, May 12, 2011 | ||
| University System Perk Becomes Pension Liability. Quotes Joe Nation, professor of public policy. The Bay Citizen via New York Times, May 12, 2011 | ||
| Opinion--Seniors, Guns and Money. Cites research of John Taylor, professor of economics and Hoover Institution and SIEPR senior fellow. New York Times, May 12, 2011 | ||
 America running out of time to cut debt. T.J. Augustine, Alex Maasry, Dami Sobo and Di Wang are Public Policy students. They share their views on fiscal responsibility. CNN.com May 11, 2011 | ||
| How to Turn 100 Trillion Dollars Into Five and Feel Good About It: The Highest-Denominated Bill Ever Issued Gives Value to Worthless Zimbabwe Currency. Quotes John Taylor, professor of economics and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and SIEPR who keeps a Zimbabwean bill in his wallet as evidence of inflation's most extreme possible ramifications. Wall Street Journal, May 11, 2011 | ||
| Dispelling the public-sector salary myth. Mentions Joe Nation, Professor of the Practice of Public Policy and Director of Graduate Practicum. San Jose Mercury News, May 7, 2011 | ||
 May Student of the Month. Justin is a senior majoring in Public Policy with a concentration in International Policies and National Security. He recently finished his senior practicum project under the supervision of professor Mary Sprague. Justin and a team of five Public Policy students produced a report for the Hewlett Foundation showing how the financial sector can encourage wealthy individuals to donate more money to the most effective charities. The project was the most difficult and rewarding academic experience he has had at Stanford. | ||
| State Universities Missing Alumni Dollars for Sports, Economist Says. Interview with Roger Noll, professor emeritus of economics and SIEPR senior fellow. KQED Radio, May 3, 2011 | ||
| SIEPR's sports economist, Roger Noll and Public Policy student, NIkhil Joshi spoke with channel 7's David Louie about the strike both for the NFL and NBA and what it means to teams and ticket purchasers. | ||
 Former Secretary of State Embodies ‘Ideas and Action’ Throughout Career. Book is 'Ideas and Action' by SIEPR's honorary chair George Shultz.The Washington Diplomat, May 2011 | ||
| Overhaul Grows and Slows. Quotes SIEPR Senior Fellow Joseph Grundfest. Wall Street Journal, May 2, 2011 | ||
 Bloomberg’s Big Push for an Applied Sciences School photo from the Economic Summit with SIEPR director John Shoven. New York Times, April 28, 2011 | ||
| [Blog] Economists, Readers Offer Questions for Bernanke. Includes a question submitted by Ronald McKinnon, professor emeritus of economics and SIEPR senior fellow. Wall Street Journal, Real Time Economics, April 27, 2011 | ||
| [Opinion] Obama's Permanent Spending Binge. If government got by with 20% of GDP in 2007, why not in 2021, when GDP will be substantially higher? Written by John B. Taylor, professor of economics and Hoover Institution senior fellow. Wall Street Journal, April 22, 2011 | ||
| A Clash Over the Airwaves. Discusses 112 economists (Greg Rosston, paul Milgrom) who are concerned. New York Times, April 22, 2011 | ||
 Governor says ratepayers should not pay for retirement of PG&E CEO. Quotes Frank Wolak, economics professor and fellow at SIEPR and FSI and Precourt Energy Efficiency Center. Oakland Tribune, April 22, 2011 | ||
 James Manyika, director (senior partner) at McKinsey & Company based in San Francisco and director of the McKinsey Global Institute, (McKinsey's business and economics research arm) spoke to SIEPR Associates about Retooling America's Economic Engine. Watch Part 2, Part 3, and the Q&A Session here. | ||
 Sports Economics and Policy Forum. Athletes, industry executives and economists discuss and debate the economics and policy issues confronting sports. | ||
| Silicon Valley Cashes Out Selling Private Shares. SecondMarket and its ilk allow investors and employees - including Facebook's - to convert pre-IPO shares into millions. But is it healthy for startups? [Quotes law professor Joseph Grundfest.] Bloomberg Businessweek, April 21, 2011 | ||
| What Next? Burn the Wagons. California must move before its next crisis. Cites Roger Noll, professor emeritus of economics and SIEPR senior fellow. The Economist, April 20, 2011 | ||
 Clark Medal Winner Levin Discusses Economics. Interview with economics professor Jonathan Levin who won the American Economic Association's John Bates Clark medal. Wall Street Journal, Real Time Economics, April 19, 2011 | ||
| All Talks, No Action. Cites research on international trade by Paul Romer, senior fellow at Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.Foreign Policy, April 18, 2011 | ||
| SIEPR senior fellow, Jon Levin, wins John Bates Clark award. Bloomberg, April 15, 2011 | ||
| [Blog] Evidence. Cites research of Nicholas Bloom, associate professor of economics and senior fellow SIEPR. Forbes, Business Exposed, April 14, 2011 | ||
| SIEPR senior fellow Roger Noll was cited in the California Journal of Politics and Policy: The state spends less than the average for other states, but local governments spend much more. High local expenditures are financed by revenue transfers from the state that account for about 40 percent of the state’s budget. The cause of California’s unusual fiscal relationship is decades of initiatives that more severely constrain local revenues than state revenues. California Progress Report, April 11, 2011 | ||
| Stanford sports economist Roger Noll said, there's no evidence that sports teams help cities economically. Orange County Register, April 6, 2011 | ||
 White House pushing ahead with airwaves auction plan. Washington Post, April 6, 2011 | ||
| Blinder's Rosy Outlook Ignores a Few Important Facts. By Ronald McKinnon, professor emeritus of economics. Wall Street Journal, April 5, 2011 | ||
 Paul Milgrom, Leonard and Shirley Ely Professor of Economics and Senior Fellow at SIEPR and Greg Rosston, Deputy Director of SIEPR and Public Policy participated in an event at the White House on Wednesday, April 6th with Austan Goolsbee, Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers along with Jason Furman, Principal Deputy of of the National Economic Council. Rosston presented a letter signed by 112 economists supporting a move to grant additional auction authority to the Federal Communications Commission so that the FCC can run "two-sided" auctions to facilitate reallocation of spectrum to more efficient uses. | ||
| Trichet Seen Burying Ailing Nations With Rate Rise on Inflation. Cites the Taylor Rule, developed by John Taylor, professor of economics and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. Bloomberg, April 3, 2011 | ||
| Investment & Unemployment, Pre & Post 1990. Cites professor of economics and Hoover Institution senior fellow John B. Taylor. Daily Markets, March 31, 2011 | ||
 March Student of the Month. Alexandra is a senior from Mexico City, Mexico, majoring in Public Policy with a concentration in Development and Democracy in Latin America advised by Professor Stephen Haber. Alexandra has worked for several democracy promoting initiatives including the online voting-guide platform 'Transparent Democracy'. She was also actively involved in Greek life at Stanford, first as Financial Officer of Pi Beta Phi and later as President. | ||
| As Germans Bemoan Bailouts, Their Banks Bless Them. Quotes professor of economics, emeritus Ronald McKinnon. AP via Boston Globe, March 30, 2011 | ||
| An Attempt to Unravel the Mystery of Major League Baseball's A's Riddle. Quotes Roger Noll, professor emeritus of economics. San Jose Mercury News via Oakland Tribune, March 30, 2011 | ||
| From Tsunamis to Typhoons. The damage to the world economy from Japan's disaster, Europe's debt crisis and war in Libya is uncertain. That in itself is damaging. Cites research of Nicholas Bloom, associate professor of economics and senior fellow at the SIEPR. The Economist, March 24, 2011. | ||
| Nicholas Bloom of SIEPR at Stanford University has examined the behaviour of firms in the face of 17 “uncertainty shocks”, from the Cuban missile crisis to the credit crunch. The Economist, March 24, 3011 | ||
| The Case Against Raising the Social Security Tax. Cites John Shoven, Charles R. Schwab Professor of Economics, Wallace R. Hawley Director, SIEPR. National Review, The Corner, March 23, 2011 | ||
 On Fiscal Matters, Estonia Beats U.S. Cites new study by master's students, from the Public Policy Program that ranks the fiscal sustainability of countries around the world. Wall Street Journal, Real Time Economics, March 23, 2011 | ||
| CalPERS to Seek Legislation to Bar Gifts To Public Employees. The vote comes a day after the release of a report alleging wrongdoing by former top officials of the giant pension fund. CalPERS also will push to limit board members and executives from working for firms that do business with it. Cites a Stanford study on the pension fund. Los Angeles Times, March 16, 2011 | ||
 Retired Senator, Alan Simpson talked about his experiences as the Co-Chairman of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform at the Economic Summit. For more see section 2 and Q/A. | ||
 Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King spoke to the SIEPR Economic Summit audience about growing imbalances and how they should motivate governments to tackle instabilities in the global economy to prevent a repeat of the financial crisis. For more see section 2 and Q/A. | ||
| Japan Plans Post-Quake Spending Bill as Fiscal Risk Rises. Quotes Michael Boskin, professor of economics and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and SIEPR. Bloomberg Businessweek, March 13, 2011 | ||
 Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, talked about his city and shared his views on immigration as the keynote speaker of the 2011 SIEPR Economic Summit. For more see section 2 and Q/A. For more videos of the 2011 Summit click here. | ||
 BOE's King Says Growing Global Imbalances Should Spur Leaders Into Action. Bloomberg, March 11, 2011 | ||
 Oracle's Catz Discusses U.S. Competitiveness Problems. Oracle co-president Safra Catz and DirecTV chief executive Michael White spoke at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Economic Summit event. Wall Street Journal, digits, March 11, 2011 | ||
 UK's King: Rebalance Trade to Avoid Protectionism. Bank of England Governor Mervyn King spoke at the event. Bloomberg Businessweek, March 11, 2011 | ||
| Bank's King Renews Call for G20 Imbalances Deal. Reuters via New York Times, March 11, 2011 | ||
| Conference Issues a Wake-Up Call on Pensions. Joe Nation, lecturer in public policy at SIEPR, discussed the research at the Sonoma State University Economic Outlook Conference. North Bay Business Journal, March 7, 2011 | ||
| Sacramento Kings' Exit Could Leave Hole in City's Heart. Quotes Roger Noll, professor emeritus of economics and SIEPR senior fellow. Sacramento Bee, March 6, 2011 | ||
| [Opinion] Unfair Pension Scare Tactics. Discusses study by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. Contra Costa Times via Inside Bay Area, Fri, march 4, 2011 | ||
 San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank Names John Williams President. PhD Economics 1995 San Francisco Business Times, March 1, 2011 | ||
| Who Is John Williams, the San Francisco Feds New President? John Taylor, professor of economics and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and SIEPR was Williams' thesis adviser at Stanford. Wall Street Journal, Real Time Economics, March 1, 2011 | ||
| Pension Fund Liabilities Should be Disclosed. Cites study by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. Sacramento Bee, February 28, 2011 | ||
 Student of the Month. Josh is a senior majoring in Public Policy with a concentration in Ethics. He realizes that ethics and policy are often strange bedfellows, but he likes a challenge (and finds the philosophical foundations of political behaviors fascinating). Josh served as a TA for the Public Policy WIM course this fall and did research on nonprofit organizations this past summer with Professor Rob Reich in the Political Science department. Last spring, he studied abroad in Washington DC with the Stanford in Washington program, interning at National Journal magazine. | ||
| Cities of the Sky: From Dubai to Chongqing to Honduras, the Silk Road of the future is taking shape in urban developments based on airport hubs. Welcome to the world of the 'aerotropolis.' Cites Paul Romer, senior fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.Wall Street Journal, February 26, 2011 | ||
 Governor pulls two teachers pension fund appointees. Mentions Cameron Percy, a recent graduate student in the Department of Economics and Public Policy Program (at SIEPR) who helped write a controversial study on pension liabilities commissioned by former Gov. Schwarzenegger's office. | ||
 Keith Hennessey, both a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and a Lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, spoke at a breakfast meeting to SIEPR Associates about the President's new budget. See Part 2 and the Q&A session. | ||
| Commentary: The real issue for public pensions is disclosure of liability. San Jose Mercury News. February 21, 2011 | ||
 Commentary: Study gives bad advice on state pensions. San Jose Mercury News. February 20, 2011 | ||
 Web Solutions Applied to the Problem of Toppling Autocrats. Cites research of economics professor Matthew Jackson. Reuters via New York Times, February 17, 2011 | ||
| [Opinion] Now is the Time to Invest in Ending California's Oil Addiction. Co-authored by James Sweeney, professor of management science and engineering, SIEPR senior fellow and director of the Precourt Institute for Energy. San Jose Mercury News, February 16, 2011 | ||
| EarthTalk: Can We Reach a Million EVs on the Road by 2015? Quotes James Sweeney, professor of management science and engineering; SIEPR senior fellow and director of the Precourt Institute for Energy. E/The Environmental Magazine via Sacramento Bee, February 14, 2011 | ||
 SF Fed Vice President, John Williams opened the First Annual State of the West Symposium hosted by SIEPR and the Bill Lane Center for the American West. See also Part 2 and Q & A. To see more videos of the event click here. | ||
| SIEPR Economic Summit 2011. Click here for the agenda of the day's events. | ||
 Pension Politics "Red Hot," says Calpers Official. Joseph Dear, chief investment office of Calpers, spoke at a forum hosted by the SIEPR and Stanford University's Bill Lane Center for the American West. Reuters, February 7, 2011 | ||
 Fed's John Williams: Recovery has achieved "liftoff." Williams spoke last week at an event for SIEPR and the Bill Lane Center for the American West. Chicago Tribune, February 4, 2011 | ||
| Inside City Hall: Does It Matter Who's at the Top of Ballot? Cites SIEPR study that concludes all California city council and school board candidates can be affected by chance. SJ Mercury News, February 2, 2011 | ||
 February Student of the Month. Raylene is a senior majoring in Public Policy with a concentration in Education. She fell in love with education policy while working on a PI Task Force during high school in her hometown of Oakley, CA. Raylene loves the policy field and has spent her past summers interning for the City of Oakley's City Manager, the Governor of California's Special Advisor for Job Growth and Economic Development, and the U.S. Department of Education. | ||
| [Opinion] A Two-Track Plan to Restore Growth. Our economic wounds are self-inflicted. Changing fiscal and monetary policies could make a difference fast. Written by John Taylor, professor of economics and Hoover Institution and SIEPR senior fellow. Wall Street Journal,January 28, 2011 | ||
| Public Pensions Issues Explored But Solutions to Underfunding Difficult. Quotes Joe Nation, Professor of the Practice of Public Policy and Director of Graduate Practicum. Contra Costa Times via Inside Bay Area, January 27, 2011 | ||
 Financial Crisis Was Avoidable, Inquiry Finds, New York Times, January 26, 2011 | ||
| John Taylor: The Republicans' Shadow Fed Chairman. The Stanford University economist's blistering policy critiques have inspired GOP leaders. Taylor is professor of economics, and Hoover Institution and SIEPR senior fellow. Bloomberg Businessweek, January 20, 2011 | ||
| Securities Fraud Class Actions Jump in Q2. The report was released by Stanford Law School. Quotes Joseph Grundfest, law professor, SIEPR senior fellow, and director of the Securities Class Action Clearinghouse. Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal, January 20, 2011 | ||
| Revisiting Bush 2008 Stimulus: Maybe It Did Spur Spending After All. John Taylor cited. Wall Street Journal, Real Time Economics, January 19, 2011 | ||
| How Much Does California Owe? Joe Nation, Director of Graduate Practicum and Lecturer in Public Policy writes this article for the SF Chronicle. January 19, 2011 | ||
| (Not) Accounting for State Governments. David Crane, Lecturer in Public Policy, writes this article for the SF Chronicle. January 19, 2011 | ||
| The Latest American Export: Inflation -- In 2010, prices rose by more than 5% in major emerging markets such as China, Brazil, and Indonesia. Written by Ronald McKinnon, January 18, 2011 | ||
| Why 2011 Will Be Do-or-Die for TV. Quotes Paul Romer, senior fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. VentureBeat via New York Times, January 17, 2011 | ||
| Trichet Bonds Echoing Brady Plan May Fix Debt Woes: Euro Credit. Quotes John Taylor, professor of economics and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. Bloomberg Businessweek, January 16, 2011 | ||
| 2011 Economic Summit in March. This event is by invitation only featuring NYC Mayor Bloomberg; Mervyn King, Governor, Bank of England; Muhammad Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize recipient; international economist and author, Hernando de Soto; and Senator Alan Simpson along with a host of others. | ||
 Join us for our first annual State of the West Symposium February 4, 2011. | ||
 Foreigners Shun Europe's Bonds, and Debt Piles Up. New York Times, January 11, 2011 | ||
| Chinese Foreign Currency Reserves Swell by Record Amount. New York Times, January 11, 2011 | ||
 Nations Seek Success Beyond GDP. Cites Pete Klenow. Wall St. Journal, January 10, 2011 | ||
| Bernanke, Two Officials Express Concern Over Unemployment Rate. Quotes John Taylor, professor of economics and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and SIEPR. Bloomberg Businessweek, January 10, 2011 | ||
| Yellen Staunchly Defends Fed's Bond Program. Cites paper presented by professor emeritus of economics Ronald McKinnon at the recent American Economic Association meeting. Wall Street Journal, January 8, 2011 | ||
 December jobs report: Unemployment rate at 9.4%. CNN January 7, 2011 | ||
 Is Facebook really worth $50 billion? And will its new financing scheme fall foul of regulators? Economist Magazine, January 6, 2011 | ||
 January Student of the Month. Lucas is a Public Policy senior from Annapolis, Maryland with a concentration in the design of public institutions. He is interested in how (or whether) citizens and representatives use information to make civic decisions. During Spring quarter 2010, Lucas attended Stanford in Washington, where he took some of his favorite classes, like Federal Education Policy and interned with the Recovery Act Team in the Secretary's office at the U.S. Department of Energy. | ||
 FCC Adopts Net Neutrality Rules. SF Chronicle, December 22, 2010 | ||
| After Calamity, Economics Leaders Rethink Strategy. SF Chronicle, December 20, 2010 | ||
| Fed Purposes Rules to Cut Debit Card Fees, December 16, 2010 | ||
| California Pensions May Face $200B Hole, Bond Trader, December 10, 2010 | ||
| [Opinion] Tax Cuts For The Rich, Or Better Teachers In Schools? Cites SIEPR and Hoover Institution senior fellow Eric Hanushek. Washington Post, December 9, 2010 | ||
 On the Media: How the Press Missed the Pension Increase. Cites Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research study. Los Angeles Times, December 8, 2010 | ||
| Duncan Neiderauer, CEO NYSE Euronext; Kevin Johnson, CEO, Juniper Networks and Steve Jurvetson, Managing Director, Draper, Fisher, Jurvetson; discuss Renewing the American Dream: the Role of Capital Markets, Innovation and the Entrepreneur in Job Creation. John Shoven, SIEPR director moderates the panel. For the entire discussion press links 2, 3, 4, 5. | ||
 Robert Pozen, Harvard lecturer and chairman emeritus of MFS Investment Management® talks about the future of mortgage securities at the November SIEPR breakfast. For the entire discussion press links 2, 3 and 4. | ||
| Silicon Valley Bubble May re-inflate. SIEPR scholar, Alex Gould quoted in NY Times article, December 4, 2010. | ||
 December Student of the Month. Sam is a Public Policy senior with a concentration in environmental economics and a minor in French. His favorite courses include Organizations and Public Policy and Challenges of European Integration. | ||
Cipro Cases I and II BRIEF AMICI CURIAE OF 78 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, ANTITRUST LAW, ECONOMICS, AND BUSINESS PROFESSORS IN SUPPORT OF APPELLANT Law Professor Mark Lemley drove this brief and SIEPR deputy director, Greg Rosston and SIEPR senior fellows Tim Bresnahan and Jeremy Bulow were supporters and signers. | ||
 100 Top Thinkers: Foreign Policy's Pick. List includes Paul Romer, senior fellow at SIEPR "for developing the world's quickest shortcut to economic development." Foreign Policy, November 30, 2010 | ||
| Planning For Pensions. Los Angeles Times, November 29, 2010 | ||
 Economists are a hot commodity. San Jose Mercury News, November 22, 2010 | ||
 Stanford report says local pension systems $200 billion short. Capitol Alert, November 18, 2010 | ||
| California public pensions underfunded cites Joe Nation study. LA Times, November 18, 2010 | ||
| Rhee Tackles Classroom Challenge. Mentions education research by Eric Hanushek, senior fellow at SIEPR and the Hoover Institution. Michelle Rhee is also a SIEPR Economic Summit speaker. Time magazine, November 26, 2010 | ||
 China Should Not Add to U.S. Treasury Holdings CIC Exec. Cites economics Professor Emeritus and former SIEPR director Lawrence Lau, recently appointed to run China Investment Corp.'s first Hong Kong office. Reuters, November 17, 2010 | ||
 Are Green Jobs a Mirage or Part of the New Economy? The following is an intro to an oxford style debate on the future of the green economy. | ||
| Open Letter to Ben Bernanke. An open letter to Ben Bernanke signed by several economists, including Michael Boskin, professor of economics and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and SIEPR; John Cogan, at the Hoover Institution and SIEPR; Ronald McKinnon, professor emeritus of economics and senior fellow at SIEPR; and John Taylor, professor of economics and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and SIEPR. Wall Street Journal, Real Time Economics, November 15, 2010 | ||
 Fresh Attack on Fed Move. References John Taylor SIEPR and Hoover Institution senior fellow and Michael Boskin, professor of economics and senior fellow at SIEPR and the Hoover Institution. Wall Street Journal, November 15, 2010 | ||
 Can Microlending Save Haiti? 2006 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Muhammad Yunus, is featured in this article. He will also be a 2011 SIEPR Economic Summit speaker. New York Times, November 13, 2010 | ||
| Stanford Study: American Math Achievement Trails Most Industrialized Nations. Quotes educational economist Eric A. Hanushek SIEPR and Hoover Institution senior fellow who co-authored the report. SJ Mercury News, November 11, 2010 | ||
| Policy Forum: Are Green Jobs a Mirage, or the Heart of the New Economy? November 11, 2010 “Oxford Style” Debate 7:00-8:30pm November 12, 2010 Forum 10:00am-2:30pm | ||
| A case for consultants? quotes Nick Bloom, senior Fellow at SIEPR. Financial Times, November 11, 2010 | ||
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 $4 trillion in deficit cuts proposed by co-chairmen, Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, of President Obama's fiscal commission. CNN, November 10, 2010 | ||
 David Brady talks about the national and state elections, and how it may affect the economy. | ||
| David Brady and Joe Nation talk about the national and state elections and how the economy will be affected. Watch Q&A session | ||
| Application Inflation. Article about rising college applications asks, When is enough enough? Mentions Stanford's record applications for undergrad admission and work by SIEPR senior fellow and economics Professor Caroline Hoxby on unreliable admission rates; quotes former Stanford admissions dean Fred Hargadon. Chronicle of Higher Education, November 5, 2010 | ||
| Bond traders jump in ahead of government buys. CNN November 4, 2010 | ||
| Fed Policy Generates Sharp Divisions. Quotes John Taylor, professor of economics and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and SIEPR. Wall Street Journal, November 2, 2010 | ||
| Experts: Giants' World Series Success Could Boost Chances for A's Move to San Jose. Quotes Roger Noll, professor emeritus of economics and SIEPR senior fellow. San Jose Mercury News, November 2, 2010 | ||
 November Student of the Month. Cindy Guan is a Public Policy senior with a concentration focusing on law and the legal system and a minor in Political Science. Her favorite courses include Economic Analysis of Law taught by Professor Bruce Owen, Creative Non-Fiction Writing, and her Oxford course on Comparative Constitutional Systems. | ||
 Public Pension Reform Key Issue in California Race. Quotes Joe Nation, Professor of the Practice of Public Policy. Reuters, October 27, 2010 | ||
| Public Pension Woes Haunt California, Other States. Cites Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research study on CalPERS. Reuters, October 27, 2010 | ||
| Pork for Me, Scraps for You, Is Tragedy. Quotes John Cogan, senior fellow at the SIEPR and at the Hoover Institution. Bloomberg, October 27, 2010 | ||
| Treasury Sells Bonds With a Negative Yield. New York Times, October 25, 2010 | ||
| China Fear of Echoing Post-Plaza Japan Limits 'Hyundai Accord'. Quotes Ronald McKinnon, professor emeritus of economics and SIEPR senior fellow Bloomberg Businessweek, October 21, 2010 | ||
| As Dollar's Value Falls, Currency Conflicts Rise. Quotes John Taylor, professor of economics and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and SIEPR. New York Times, October 20, 2010 | ||
| Will the Federal Reserve Cause a Civil War? Cites John Taylor, professor of economics and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and SIEPR. Time, The Curious Capitalist, October 19, 2011 | ||
| In Defense of Middle Management talks about SIEPR's Nick Bloom and his research --Washington Post, October 16, 2010 | ||
 Should the Nobel Folks Be Sued for the Financial Crisis? Quotes William Sharpe, professor emeritus at GSB. New York Times, Freakonomics, October 13, 2010 | ||
 Nobels awarded in Economics New York Times, October 11, 2010. | ||
| Not Everyone is Buying What Owners are Selling. Quotes Roger Noll, professor emeritus of economics and SIEPR senior fellow. Boston Globe, October 10, 2010 | ||
 Bank of America halts foreclosures. CNN News, October 8, 2010 | ||
| Jobs take a hit in September. CNN News, October 8, 2010. | ||
| Pregaming the Economics Nobel: Don't Bet on It. [A betting pool run by graduate students at Harvard has Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research senior fellow Paul Romer as a top pick for the Nobel prize in economics.] Wall Street Journal, Real Time Economics, October 7, 2010 | ||
 Middle Class Slams Brakes on Spending. Quotes Luigi Pistaferri, associate professor of economics and SIEPR researcher. Wall Street Journal, October 6, 2010 | ||
 October Student of the Month. Miriam Marks is expecting her BAH in Public Policy in June 2011. Her concentration within the major, Middle East security policy, is a focus that she has deepened with the concurrent study of both advanced Arabic and Hebrew in addition to courses on regional politics and terrorism. | ||
| Carney Watching U.S. Means Rate Boost Odds Drop: Canada Credit. Mentions the Taylor Rule of John Taylor, professor of economics and Hoover Institution and SIEPR senior fellow. Bloomberg Businessweek, September 30, 2010 | ||
 Mortgage Apps Fall for Fourth Month. Bloomberg News, September 29, 2010 | ||
| Goldman Seeks to Raise $2.5 billion in ICBC Share Sale. Bloomberg News, September 29, 2010 | ||
| Self-Inflicted Wounds Make PG&E's Effort to Rebuild Trust a Tall Order. Quotes James Sweeney, director of the Precourt Energy Efficiency Center and SIEPR senior fellow. San Jose Mercury News, September 27, 2010 | ||
 New Unemployment Figures Released | ||
 AP Investigation: CalPERS Bumped Pay as Fund Dived. Cites Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research study. AP via Bloomberg Business Week, September 21, 2010 | ||
| SIEPR director, John Shoven quoted about the end of the recession and semantics. SF Chronicle, September 20, 2010 | ||
| San Jose State Athletics Gains from Losses on the Field. Quotes Roger Noll, professor emeritus of economics. San Francisco Business Times, September 17, 2010 | ||
| Principles for Economic Revival Op ed Wall Street Journal September 16, 2010 written by George Shultz, Michael Boskin, John Taylor, John Cogan SIEPR and Hoover senior fellows and Allan Meltzer, Hoover senior fellow | ||
| Opinion--Correcting Krugman. Mentions economics professors and SIEPR researcher Monika Piazzesi and Martin Schneider. New York Times, Freakonomics, September 16, 2010 | ||
 Our Best Minds Are Failing Us: With America in deep trouble, our economists are AWOL, and our scientists are still off 'financial engineering.' Mentions Ben Bernanke's views while he was at Stanford. Newsweek, September 16, 2010 | ||
| Slight Rise in U.S. Industrial Production in August New York Times September 15, 2010 | ||
| Economic Data Support View of Slowdown in Europe. New York Times September 14, 2010 | ||
 Schwarzenegger pitches California tech, tourism, wine in Japan Mercury News September 14, 2010 | ||
| Fed Awaits New Governors and San Francisco President. Cites John Taylor, professor of economics and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. Wall Street Journal, Real Time Economics blog, September 13, 2010 | ||
| Nick Bloom talks about Automatic reaction: IT spending has hollowed out labour markets, to the detriment of middle-income workers. Economist magazine September 9, 2010 | ||
| Fed Banks Saw 'Widespread Signs of a Deceleration'. Quotes John Taylor, professor of economics and SIEPR and Hoover Institution senior fellow. Bloomberg Businessweek, September 8, 2010 | ||
 September Student of the Month. In addition to her Bachelor’s in Public Policy, Nita will receive her M.A. in Public Policy as a coterm student in June 2011. Her favorite classes include: PUBLPOL 200B Practicum, MS&E 180 Organizations, and HUMBIO 172A Children, Youth, and the Law. | ||
| [Opinion] Could SEC Target California for Pension Fraud? By Joe Nation, lecturer in public policy, re. study conducted by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. San Francisco Chronicle, September 1, 2010 | ||
| Economists Agree: Stimulus Created Nearly 3 Million Jobs. Quotes John Taylor, professor of economics and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. USA Today, August 30, 2010 | ||
| Special Interests Capitalize on Legislature's End-of-Session Chaos. Quotes Joe Nation, lecturer in public policy. Los Angeles Times, August 30, 2010 | ||
| Jackson Hole Bubble Clash Shows Challenge for Central Bankers. Quotes John Taylor, professor of economics and Hoover Institution and SIEPR senior fellow BloombergBusinessweek, August 29, 2010 | ||
| Op ed--Joe Nation comments that CALPers study on pension plans was realistic. Sacramento Bee, August 28, 2010 | ||
| Bernanke Says Fed Will Do 'All It Can' to Ensure U.S. Recovery. Interview with John Taylor, professor of economics and Hoover Institution senior fellow. Bloomberg, August 27, 2010 | ||
 Tackling Wireless Network CongestionSIEPR deputy director, Greg Rosston comments for NPR's Marketplace, August 26, 2010. | ||
| SEC Passes Rule That May Help Investors Change Boards. Quotes Joseph Grundfest, professor of law. Bloomberg, August 25, 2010 | ||
| Financial Records Show Pirates Win While Losing. Quotes Roger G. Noll, professor of economics, emeritus and SIEPR senior fellow. Associated Press via Forbes, August 22, 2010 | ||
 Japan-like decade of deflation a 'real threat,' experts say. Pullback in consumer spending and reluctant lending by banks lay the foundation for a lost decade. Quotes Barnaby Levin, managing director High Tower Advisors, LLC and SIEPR Advisory Board member. Investment News August 17, 2010 | ||
| Governor Says California Must Reform Pensions. Cites Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research study. Reuters, Mon, 8/16/10 | ||
| A Nation That Won't Be Fooled Again: Betrayed by Washington and Wall Street, We Find It Hard To Accept Good News. Cites John Taylor, professor of economics and senior fellow at SIEPR and the Hoover Institution.Wall Street Journal, Thurs, August 12, 2010 | ||
| Economists See Flaws in Whitman's Policy Proposals: An open letter from a group of progressive experts finds the Republican's policies if implemented would deepen the budget crisis, raise unemployment and cut growth. Kenneth Arrow, professor emeritus of economics and of operations research and SIEPR senior fellow is one of the letter's signatories. Los Angeles Times, August 10, 2010 | ||
| Think Tank: Whitman's Proposals Would Hurt Calif. [Meg Whitman's gubernatorial campaign released a statement from Michael Boskin, professor of economics and senior fellow at SIEPR and the Hoover Institution, defending Whitman's economic policies.] AP via Inside Bay Area, August 10, 2010 | ||
 Web Plan From Google and Verizon Is Criticized.Greg Rosston joins the debate over net neutrality. New York Times -- August 9, 2010 | ||
 Social Security COLA Doesn't Match Inflation. Cites research by SIEPR researchers: Gopi Shan Goda, research scholar and coordinator of postdoctoral fellows program; and John B. Shoven, professor of economics and director. U.S. News & World Report, August 9, 2010 | ||
| Public Worker Pay Has Many Clamoring for Reform. Quotes Joe Nation, lecturer in the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research's public policy program. Reuters, August 4, 2010 | ||
| The Politically Incorrect Guide to Ending Poverty. In the 1990s, Paul Romer revolutionized economics. In the aughts, he became rich as a software entrepreneur. Now he's trying to help the poorest countries grow rich - by convincing them to establish foreign-run "charter cities" within their borders. Romer's idea is unconventional, even neo-colonial - the best analogy is Britain's historic lease of Hong Kong. And against all odds, he just might make it happen. Romer is a senior fellow at SIEPR and discusses his history at Stanford. Quotes GSB professor Charles I. Jones. -- The Atlantic, July/August, 2010 | ||
| Op Ed: Wage Increases: The Win-Win Answer on China Trade --Ron McKinnon, SIEPR senior fellow--Wall St. Journal, July 29, 2010 | ||
| Stanford: Securities Class Actions Continue To Decrease. Quotes law professor Joseph Grundfest, director of the Securities Class Action Clearinghouse and SIEPR senior fellow. San Francisco Business Times, July 28, 2010 | ||
| In Study, 2 Economists Say Intervention Helped Avert a 2nd Depression. Quotes economics professor and Hoover and SIEPR senior fellow John B. Taylor. New York Times, July 27, 2010 | ||
 Something for the Weekend. Research of doctoral candidates in economics Jennifer Doleac and Luke Stein on racial aspects of consumer behavior. Mentions SIEPR funded the research. Financial Times, July 23, 2010 | ||
| The Uncertainty Principle: Not Sure? Don't Spend--Quotes Nick Bloom, senior fellow at SIEPR -- Businessweek, July 22, 2010. | ||
| Darrell Duffie and Joe Grundfest spoke to SIEPR Associates about The United States Securities and Exchange Commission v. Goldman, Sachs & Co. And Fabrice Tourre: An Analysis of the Commission's Complaint at the June SIEPR Associates meeting. Watch Darrell Duffie Video. Watch Joe Grundfest Video. | ||
 Fed in Hot Seat Again on Economic Stimulus. Quotes professor of economics and SIEPR senior fellow Peter J. Klenow. New York Times, July 20, 2010 | ||
| [Opinion] How Many Economists Does it Take to Change a Fluorescent Lightbulb? Mentions Arrow. Los Angeles July 20, 2010 | ||
| Climate Experts Oppose Prop. 23. Kenneth Arrow, professor emeritus of economics and at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, was among the 118 economists who signed a letter in support of the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 which Prop. 23 seeks to suspend. San Jose Business Journal, July 20, 2010 | ||
| SIEPR senior fellow Nick Bloom sees 'Strong Recovery' in U.S. Stocks. | ||
| Ellison Loses Out on Bid for Warriors. Quotes sports economist Roger Noll, SIEPR senior fellow. -- SiliconValley.com, July 15, 2010 | ||
| Public Policy students join Governor Schwarzenegger for discussion on pension reform. | ||
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| Economy Buoys Stocks in Bernanke Uncertainty View via Stanford. [Quotes Nicholas Bloom, associate professor of economics and senior fellow at SIEPR. Mentions Ben Bernanke's uncertainty research was published in 1980 while he was teaching at Stanford.] -- Bloomberg BusinessWeek, July 14, 2010 | ||
| McKinnon Says U.S. Should Focus on Savings, Not Yuan. Interview with Ronald McKinnon, professor emeritus of economics. Bloomberg, July 8, 2010 | ||
| Researchers concluded that better hospital management was correlated with better outcomes for patients ---Nick Bloom's research-- Financial Times, July 3, 2010 | ||
| SIEPR Board member Steve Kohlhagen testifies before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission about the role of derivatives in the crisis. June 30th, 2010 | ||
| Stanford Professor Wins Bradley Prize. John Taylor, professor of economics and Hoover and SIEPR senior fellow, is among the winners of Bradley Prize. Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal, June 28, 2010 | ||
| Firms That Hedge Face Prospect of New Costs. Quotes GSB professor and SIEPR senior fellow Darrell Duffie. Wall Street Journal, June 26, 2010 | ||
| The Downside of Revaluing the Renminbi: Why Adjusting the Yuan's Exchange Rates will not Correct Global Trade Imbalances. Written by Ronald McKinnon, professor emeritus of economics and SIEPR senior fellow. Forbes, June 25, 2010 | ||
| John Shoven talks about the possibility of financing Medicare reform--Stanford Report --June 24, 2010 | ||
| Shaun McRae was awarded the Ralph and Claire Landau Prize for the best paper by a student in the SIEPR Discussion Paper series.
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| [Opinion] Union Better Get Used to Public Pension Reform. Cites research by the SIEPR. -- San Jose Mercury News, June 22, 2010 | ||
| Mercury News interview: Joseph A. Grundfest, Stanford law professor and SIEPR senior fellow. -- San Jose Mercury News, June 22, 2010 | ||
| Governor demands 2-tier pension plan. Cites SIEPR's pension study. -- Inside Bay Area, Mon, June 21, 2010 | ||
| The Bad Economics Behind Stimulus Spending. Cit es John Taylor, professor of economics and Hoover and SIEPR senior fellow. --Globe and Mail, June 16, 2010 | ||
| BP Stress Highlights Risks of OTC Derivatives. Quotes Darrell Duffie, GSB professor and SIEPR senior fellow. -- MoneyControl, June 16, 2010 | ||
| Asia Ready To Redefine Trade Relations In Talks. Quotes Nicholas Hope, director of the Stanford Center for International Development at SIEPR. -- San Francisco Chronicle, June 12, 2010 | ||
 The Daily Start-Up: Casting Light On Health-Care Costs. Alan Garber cited in -- Wall Street Journal, Venture Capital Dispatch, June 11, 2010 | ||
| Comparison Shopping for Health Care. Quotes Alan Garber, professor of medicine and senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and SIEPR. -- New York Times, DealBook Blog, June 11, 2010 | ||
| Economists discuss how spectrum can be auctioned at Broadband Conference held on June 10, 2010 at SIEPR. Reproduced by permission of Warren Communications News, Inc., -- www.warren-news.com | ||
| Billions of Dollars Ride on Teams' Maneuvers for New Stadiums. Quotes Roger Noll, professor emeritus of economics and SIEPR senior fellow. -- New York Times, June 10, 2010 | ||
| Public Policy's Joe Nation talks about California in an OpEd -- SF Chron, June 10, 2010 | ||
 Scott Hemphill is an associate professor of law and the Milton Handler Fellow at Columbia Law School. He spoke about competition in the pharmaceutical industry. Watch Video .wmv Watch Video .m4v | ||
 Withholding too much hurts those squeaking. Damon Jones, SIEPR Post doc -- The Oregonian, May 29, 2010 | ||
| Editorial--S.F. On The Sidelines: 49ers in the South Bay. References Roger Noll, SIEPR Senior Fellow -- San Francisco Chronicle, May 23, 2010 | ||
| Can States Fix Their Pension Problems? Cites Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research study on California's pension plans. -- New York Times, Room for Debate, May 21, 2010 | ||
| Central Bankers Can't Return to Simpler Times. Quotes John Taylor, professor of economics and SIEPR and Hoover senior fellow -- Business Week, May 20, 2010 | ||
 Volcker Says Time Is Running Out for U.S. to Tackle Fiscal Woes. Cites former Fed chairman Paul Volcker's speech this week at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research -- | ||
| John Shoven and George Shultz present the first SIEPR Prize award to Paul A. Volcker. Watch Short Video Long Video Volcker speech
The first SIEPR Prize recipient is Paul A. Volcker. His contributions to economic policy have spanned 50 years and have had monumental impact. | ||
| Volcker: Europe’s Debt Crisis Shows Risks for U.S. -- Reuters via New York Times, May 18, 2010 | ||
| Electricity: The New Math: 'Smart' Meters Know When You're Cooking, Cleaning; How About Dinner at 4? Quotes Frank Wolak, professor of economics and SIEPR senior fellow. -- | ||
| CalPERS Demands $600M Cites the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research study on California's public pension funds. -- AP via San Jose Mercury News, May 18, 2010 | ||
| SIEPR director John Shoven spoke, to KGO TV's David Louie about the stock market and how it's affecting the Bay Area economy.
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| Op-Ed: Getting The Facts Straight on California's Energy Policy. Written by James Sweeney, SIEPR senior fellow, professor of management science and engineering and director of the Precourt Energy Efficiency Center. San Jose Mercury News, May 7, 2010 | ||
| Ernie Harwell and the Story of Baseball. Cites professor emeritus of economics Roger Noll. -- Washington Post, Story Lab blog, May 5, 2010 | ||
| [Opinion] How to Avoid a 'Bailout Bill'. A new bankruptcy process is the right way to deal with failing financial institutions. Written by John Taylor, professor of economics and SIEPR and Hoover Institution senior fellow. -- Wall Street Journal, May 3, 2010 | ||
| New Prize Created for Contributions to Economic Policy The first SIEPR Prize recipient will be Paul A. Volcker. His contributions to economic policy have spanned 50 years and have had monumental impact. | ||
| Pension Bomb Ticks Louder, quotes SIEPR Public Policy report on CalSTRS, CalPERs, and UCRS. -- Wall Street Journal, April 27, 2010 | ||
 Lead Economist for State Analysis Linked to Pro-Climate Law Campaign. Re. Lawrence Goulder, professor of economics and senior fellow at SIEPR and the Precourt Institute for Energy. -- ClimateWire via New York Times, April 21, 2010 | ||
 Op-Ed Contributors: How to Regulate the Internet Tap. By John W. Mayo, Marius Schwartz, Bruce Owen, Robert Shapiro, Lawrence J. White and Glenn Woroch Before the F.C.C. embraces stifling net neutrality regulations, it should look at the European model, which emphasizes transparency. -- New York Times, April 21, 2010 | ||
| Debate Centers on 'Bailouts' of Failed Banks. Quotes GSB professor Darrell Duffie and professor of economics and SIEPR and Hoover senior fellow John Taylor. -- San Francisco Chronicle, April 21, 2010 | ||
| [Column] Daniel Borenstein: Students Find Disconcerting Pension Debt. Discusses Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research's study on California's public pension funds. -- Inside Bay Area, April 18, 2010 | ||
| Tim Bresnhan, Chris Meyers, Dietmar Harhoff and Trevor Soames were panelists who discussed Competition Policy and Practice at the The Antitrust and IP Forum --- Europe and the US, Policy and Practice hosted by SIEPR, Stanford Law School and Howrey LLP on April 13.
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| Pretend Pensions. [Re: recent research by Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.] Washington Post, -- April 11, 2010 | ||
| [Opinion] CalPERS Funds Are Recovering. Chief investment officer for CalPERS responds to research by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. -- San Francisco Chronicle, April 9, 2010 | ||
| CalPERS Responds to Stanford Pension Report. -- Sacramento Bee, State Worker, April 8, 2010 | ||
| [Opinion] Editorial: State's $500 Billion Pension Time Bomb. -- Orange County Register, April 7, 2010 | ||
| [Opinion] Now California Faces a Pension Deficit. Written by Cameron Percy, graduate student in the public policy program, and Moritz Zander, graduate student in the international policy studies program. -- San Francisco Chronicle, April 7, 2010 | ||
| [Opinion] California's $500-Billion Pension Time Bomb: The staggering amount of unfunded debt stands to crowd out funding for many popular programs. Reform will take something sadly lacking in the Legislature: political courage.-- Los Angeles Times, April 6, 2010 | ||
| California Public Employees' Retirement System, California State Teachers' Retirement System and University of California Retirement System currently face a total shortfall of more than $500 billion said Stanford students in a report issued on Monday, April 5, 2010. | ||
| [Blog] Cal Pension Funds a Half-Trillion Dollars Short, Study Says. [Discusses the findings of a report from Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. Quotes the research team, led by lecturer in public policy Joe Nation, and consisted of Howard Bornstein, Stan Markuze, and Cameron Percy, graduate students in the public policy program, Lisha Wang and Moritz Zander, graduate students in international policy studies program.] -- Sacramento Bee, April 5, 2010 | ||
| California Pension Funds Face Huge Shortfall. Quotes Cameron Percy, Stanford student. Reuters, April 5, 2010 | ||
| California Pensions Are $500 Billion Short, Stanford Study Says. Quotes Joe Nation and Stanford student, Howard Bornstein. Bloomberg via BusinessWeek -- April 5, 2010 | ||
| SIEPR Board member, Mark Wolfson introduces Bengt Holmstrom at SIEPR's first Associates Meeting in the John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn building. Holmstrom's talk was about The Problem with Transparency -- An Alternative Perspective on the Financial Crisis. Watch Short Video (14 min) Watch Full Video (58 min) | ||
| Small Island for Sale: The takeover of Cadbury by Kraft seems to symbolise a hollowing-out of corporate Britain. Cites research by Nick Bloom, associate professor of economics and senior fellow at SIEPR.-- The Economist, March 25, 2010 | ||
| [Opinion] Senators Find China Bashing Easier Than Making Good Policy. Cites Ronald McKinnon, professor emeritus of economics and SIEPR senior fellow. -- San Jose Mercury News, March 25, 2010 | ||
| Not Hiring (In California). Quotes lecturer in public policy Joe Nation's recent talk at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research economic summit.-- Forbes, March 24, 2010 | ||
| California: Climate Change Law Won't Hurt Economy. Quotes Larry Goulder, professor of economics, SIEPR senior fellow and chair of the California Air Resources Board's Economic and Allocation Advisory Committee -- Reuters, March 24, 2010 | ||
 Banks See Signs That Recession Is Easing. Cites J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon's speech at SIEPR's 2010 Economic Summit on March 12. -- San Francisco Business Times, March 22, 2010 | ||
| Letters to the Editor-- The Makings of a Deal on the Yuan-Dollar Dispute. Written by Ronald I. McKinnon, professor emeritus of economics. -- Wall Street Journal, March 22, 2010 | ||
| SIEPR director John Shoven discusses what, (if anything) was the Feds fault, the next stimulus and no sign of a double dip recession in his interview with Closing Bell's Maria Bartiromo.
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| Op Ed--Foon Rhee: Rosy Predictions Often Come With Financial Thorns. Quotes professor of economics emeritus and SIEPR senior fellow Roger Noll. -- Sacramento Bee, March 14, 2010 | ||
| Jamie Dimon, Jean-Claude Trichet, John Lipsky and others quoted in SIEPR Economic Summit article on the economy. -- San Francisco Chronicle, March 13, 2010 | ||
 Larry Summers talk at the SIEPR Economic Summit addressed the lessons we learned from the financial crisis and how regulation can be used in the future to avoid such a crisis again.Short Video Full Video | ||
| JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon opened the SIEPR Economic Summit with a synopsis of why the economy collapsed and what we can do to ensure this does not happen again. Short Video Full Video | ||
 Jean-Claude Trichet at Economic Summit -- Fox Business News, March 12, 2010 | ||
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| Stanford Award Will Recognize Ex-Fed Chair Paul Volcker. The Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research announces its first Prize for Contributions to Economic Policy. The idea and initial funding for the prize came from George Shultz, SIEPR and Hoover Institution distinguished fellow, and several noted economists.-- San Francisco Business Times, March 11, 2010 | ||
| Health Care's Obstacle: No Will to Cut. Cites Victor Fuchs, professor emeritus of economics. -- New York Times, March 10, 2010 | ||
| Costly Pensions Under Fire. Cites recent research by Joe Nation, lecturer of public policy. -- San Jose Mercury News, March 6, 2010 | ||
| Building a Better Teacher. Cites Pam Grossman, professor of education, and Eric Hanushek, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and SIEPR. -- New York Times March 3, 2010 | ||
| U.S. Postal Service May Nix Saturday Mail to Cut Costs. Interview with Frank Wolak, professor of economics and senior fellow at the SIEPR--PBS Newshour, March 2, 2010 | ||
| Businesses to struggle or thrive under AB 32. Quotes James Sweeney, professor of management science and engineering and director of the Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency and SIEPR senior fellow. -- Sacramento Business Journal via Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal, February 26, 2010 | ||
| Fiscal Stimulus is Buying Trouble. Tracking the Stimulus: Some jobs cost more to create. Quotes Michael Boskin, professor of economics and SIEPR and Hoover Institution senior fellow. -- USA Today, February 25, 2010 | ||
| A Better Way to Reform Health Care. By John Cogan, Hoover Institution and SIEPR senior fellow, Glenn Hubbard, and Daniel Kessler, professor of law and at the GSB and Hoover Institution senior fellow. -- Wall Street Journal, February 24, 2010 | ||
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| Obama Backs Gentler Version Of Cadillac Health Tax. Quotes Alan Garber, professor of medicine and senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and at SIEPR -- NPR via KQED News, February 23, 2010 | ||
| Fleeting Youth, Fading Creativity. The decline of successful young scientists could hurt innovation; tracking peak performance. Quotes Paul Romer, senior fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. -- Wall Street Journal, February 19, 2010 | ||
| IMF Tells Bankers to Rethink Inflation. Quotes John Taylor, professor of economics and senior fellow at SIEPR and the Hoover Institution. -- Wall Street Journal, February 12, 2010 | ||
| Fiscal Stimulus is Buying Trouble. Quotes John Taylor, professor of economics and SIEPR and Hoover Institution senior fellow. -- Chicago Tribune, February 4, 2010 | ||
| Goooaaalll! K.C. Wizards Score a Home. Quotes Roger Noll, professor emeritus of economics. -- Wall Street Journal, February 3, 2010 | ||
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| Think Tank: Charter Cities Are Way To Third World Prosperity. New communities sponsored by the West can help end poverty. Written by Paul Romer, senior fellow at SIEPR. -- Times of London, January 31, 2010 | ||
| Movement Tries to Fix Social Security Inequity. Quotes John Shoven, professor of economics and director of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. -- San Francisco Chronicle, January 27, 2010 | ||
| You Can Thank Arthur Rosenfeld For Energy Savings. He has been a driving force in making the state a global leader in efficiency. This week, the 83-year-old nuclear physicist will leave his post on the California Energy Commission. Quotes James Sweeney, professor of management science and engineering, director of the Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency and SIEPR senior fellow. -- Los Angeles Times, January 11, 2010 | ||
| Opinion--The Fed and the Crisis: A Reply to Ben Bernanke. In his recent speech, the Fed chairman denied that too-low interest rates were responsible. Does this mean we're headed for a new boom-bust cycle? Written by John Taylor, professor of economics and SIEPR Hoover Institution senior fellow. -- Wall Street Journal, January 10, 2010 | ||
| Fed Missed This Bubble. Will It See a New One? Quotes SIEPR senior fellow Paul Romer -- New York Times, January 5, 2010 | ||
| Bernanke On Monetary Policy And The Housing Bubble: The full speech from the annual meeting of the American Economic Association. John Taylor, SIEPR and Hoover Senior Fellow is referenced -- Forbes, January 4, 2010 | ||
| The Great Recessions Aftermath: Has the mix of economic trauma and aging made us prudent¬or merely fearful? Paul Romer, SIEPR Senior Fellow -- Newsweek, January 4, 2010 | ||
 Economic Policy in Action....Economics Professor Emeritus, Victor Fuchs presents: A Collection of Articles on U.S. Health Care Reform. | ||
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Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist at Wells Capital Management spoke to SIEPR Associates about his optimistic Economic & Financial Market Outlook at the June meeting. 