Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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Supporting nonpartisan economic policy research. Convening leaders from academia, government and business. Inspiring the next generation of economic experts. Learn more about SIEPR's mission and the people behind it.
"Our country has a building problem"
The U.S. isn’t moving fast enough to meet demand for necessities like housing and energy. A recent SIEPR Policy Forum examined how the ‘abundance’ movement aims to fix that.
An international sensation, with cultural twists
Working from home is a big hit in English-speaking countries. But not so much in Asia, according to a new global survey of employees.
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.
Reforming fragmented US banking regulation
Our latest policy brief by SIEPR Senior Fellow Amit Seru unpacks the regulatory architecture of the U.S. banking system, its overlapping jurisdictions and — at times — competing interests. Citing the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic Bank, Seru's research shines a light on this multi-regulatory framework and questions if it actually fosters stability or stifles innovation, responsiveness, and accountability.
Recent News
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San Francisco wants to use AI to save itself from bureaucracy
Politico features work by SIEPR's Daniel Ho and his RegLab to use AI to weed out "policy sludge" in the city's municipal code.
June 05, 2025
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Simple storytelling boosts financial literacy, study finds
New research by SIEPR’s Annamaria Lusardi shows the promising benefit of an online tool to improve adults’ financial knowledge by teaching the basics via two-minute stories.
June 04, 2025
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‘Our country has a building problem’
The U.S. isn’t moving fast enough to meet demand for necessities like energy and housing. A recent SIEPR Policy Forum examined how the ‘abundance’ movement aims to fix that.
May 27, 2025