Getting a deeper talent pool in state government
Rigid hiring requirements. Uncompetitive salaries. Aging workers. State governments face a workforce crisis that undermines efforts to address key issues such as climate change, cybersecurity and tech governance. SIEPR’s Daniel Ho and Anne Joseph O’Connell point to a federal “talent exchange” program that can serve as a model to alleviate problems with staffing shortages in state governments.
Victor Fuchs, pioneer of health economics, dies at 99
Fuchs’ influence and tireless devotion to the field of health care economics and the Stanford community spanned seven decades.
Financial literacy expert joins Stanford faculty as SIEPR senior fellow
Annamaria Lusardi has pioneered scholarship on personal finance education.
The cost of not paying attention
Federal regulators want to make it easier for consumers to cancel auto-renewal subscriptions. New research from SIEPR's Liran Einav and Neale Mahoney indicates the financial stakes for consumers and businesses.
Recent News
-
Victor R. Fuchs, ‘Dean’ of American health care economists, dies at 99
Victor Fuchs, SIEPR Senior Fellow Emeritus, was among the first to offer a comprehensive explanation, and a possible solution, for the country’s rising health care costs.
September 20, 2023
-
Victor Fuchs, a pioneer of health-care economics, dies at 99
Victor Fuchs, a pioneering Stanford University economist who sought to explain why Americans don’t live longer, healthier lives, died on September 16.
September 20, 2023
-
I.R.S. changes audit practice that discriminated against black taxpayers
Following research by SIEPR's Daniel Ho showing that black taxpayers are disproportionately audited, the I.R.S. has pledged to make the tax system more equitable.
September 18, 2023