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Highlights from the 2026 SIEPR Economic Summit
We invite you to explore our 22nd SIEPR Economic Summit, where leading experts delved into some of the most urgent economic issues facing the U.S. and the world. Hear from Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, former Italy prime minister Mario Draghi and our all-star panelists as they discuss AI’s disruption, fallout from the Iran War, the future of higher education, and more.
SIEPR's new podcast
What if you could walk Stanford’s campus alongside leading minds as they unpack the ideas shaping the economy, business and public policy? Introducing Econ To Go, where Stanford economics meets your everyday life — served with a side of coffee. We've wrapped up season 1, but if you missed any episodes, it's not too late to catch up!
AI's impact on jobs
How to fix California's child care crunch
A SIEPR policy brief outlines the economic cost of California’s broken child care market and sheds light on the public investment needed for a universal child care program. Reforms, the researchers find, would not only fix the market but also generate enough returns to exceed upfront costs.
What draws our scholars and students to economic policy?
Priyanka Parikh became a SIEPR predoc to explore life as a researcher. After fully immersing herself in economic policy research, she realized she wanted to train as a health economist. Learn more about what drives Priyanka and others featured in our Why Econ series.
Recent News
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From broken ankles to Alzheimer’s: “It doesn't have to be this hard”
SIEPR, in partnership with the Kitchen Table Project, convened a group of healthcare policy heavyweights and two senators to discuss what’s next in policy at a recent healthcare forum in Washington, D.C.
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Bipartisan bill seeks to ban cellphones in schools nationwide
The Washington Post cites research by SIEPR's Hunt Allcott, Tom Dee and Matthew Gentzkow suggesting that bans alone are not the panacea for addressing students' academic and mental health struggles.
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Other states are rolling out free childcare for all families. Why not California?
SIEPR Policy Fellow Chloe Gibbs and her work on how to solve California's broken market for childcare are featured in a CalMatters story about the challenges of adopting universal childcare in the Golden State.
