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.
2025 SIEPR Economic Summit
Convening the top economic thinkers from the worlds of policy, business and academia is core to our mission. This year's SIEPR Economic Summit continued our tradition of discussing the most pressing economic issues in an ever-changing world. Explore the day's highlights, including insights from Stanford President Jonathan Levin, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, Alphabet President Ruth Porat, and Austan Goolsbee from the Chicago Fed.
Return to office? Not so fast.
Research from SIEPR's Nick Bloom and Steven Davis shows that many companies are standing firm on their hybrid or fully remote work policies.
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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Study: Women take ‘substantial’ earnings hit during menopause
New research from Stanford economist Petra Persson is one of the first to examine the economic toll of menopause, which affects one-fifth of the nation’s workforce.
March 24, 2025
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This is how Daniel Lurie wants to grow S.F.’s homeless shelter system dramatically
"Integrating data across homeless services, health, and criminal justice systems can lead to enduring solutions," says SIEPR's Preeti Hehmeyer. Read more in the SF Chronicle.
March 21, 2025
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Large-scale investment in research needed to maintain US agriculture
SIEPR Senior Fellow David Lobell examines how U.S. agriculture productivity has been declining amid impacts of climate change and estimates the public R&D needed to reverse course.
March 14, 2025