SIEPR senior fellows Jonathan Rodden and Nicholas Bloom say uncertainty around the presidential election could prolong the economic recovery.
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October 12, 2020
The prize cements not only Milgrom's legacy as a ground-breaking economist, but also his impact on public policy and dedication to nurturing new generations of economic scholars.
October 12, 2020
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences cited the pair for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.
October 7, 2020
“We’re not going anywhere near fast enough,” says Nicholas Stern, the 2020 recipient of the SIEPR Prize that recognizes major policy influencers.
October 1, 2020
SIEPR's Susan Athey recognized for pioneering and innovative scholarship on markets.
September 15, 2020
Austan Goolsbee and Kevin Hassett engaged in an hourlong conversation hosted by SIEPR that covered the most pressing economic topics facing the nation.
September 10, 2020
SIEPR's Ran Abramitzky is organizing Democracy Matters, a forum to discuss economics and other issues affecting U.S. democracy in the runup to Election Day.
September 1, 2020
Research by SIEPR's Maya Rossin-Slater finds that babies born to mothers who experience an assault during pregnancy are more likely to weigh much less and be born prematurely — resulting in long-term deficits in health and well-being.
August 19, 2020
Research from SIEPR’s Jacob Goldin identifies an easy, low-cost way to inspire employees to enroll in a retirement plan.
July 10, 2020
SIEPR's Ran Abramitzky says the federal policy to revoke student visas for those whose classes will be fully online hurts the U.S. economy, innovation, and productivity.
July 6, 2020
Nicholas Stern, who labeled climate change as the world’s greatest and widest-ranging market failure, will receive the award on Oct. 7.
June 29, 2020
SIEPR's Nicholas Bloom discusses the societal impacts of a new “working-from-home economy” and the nitty-gritty challenges posed by the transition to widespread remote work.
June 22, 2020
SIEPR’s Rebecca Diamond compiled a unique dataset to uncover fresh research insights into foreclosure’s effects on homeowners, landlords and renters.
June 8, 2020
Duggan’s second five-year term, announced by Stanford’s Vice Provost and Dean of Research Kathryn Moler, begins Sept. 1, 2020.
May 22, 2020
A new tool created by SIEPR's Marshall Burke and David Lobell combines publicly accessible satellite imagery with AI to track poverty across African villages over time.
May 8, 2020
New Stanford research fleshes out the powerful, lingering negative effects of bad unemployment news — how the salience of news in and of itself accounts for a significant drop in consumer spending for months.
April 22, 2020
Insights from a group of health policy experts speaking at a SIEPR virtual event on April 21 ranged from addressing gaps in medical coverage and why massage parlors should not be allowed to reopen yet, to the promising potential of more digital-based health care.
April 16, 2020
As debates heat up over how to handle the November election, new Stanford research shows the method of voting by mail favors neither Democrats nor Republicans and slightly increases overall voter turnout.
April 15, 2020
New research by SIEPR’s Matthew Gentzkow shows that heavily Republican counties saw 19 percent higher movement of people than in comparable Democratic counties.
April 13, 2020
Forecasting a 20 percent decline by the fourth quarter of this year, SIEPR’s Nicholas Bloom predicts the U.S. economy will hobble along through 2021 before reaching positive growth in the second quarter of 2022. But don’t expect a full recovery until 2025, he says.
April 1, 2020
SIEPR's Luigi Pistaferri discusses his research showing women are 20 percent more likely than men to have their claims wrongly rejected. He says the coronavirus effect could make things worse.
March 30, 2020
Nicholas Bloom is widely known for his research showing the benefits of working from home. But in the current coronavirus crisis, the economist fears productivity will plummet.
March 27, 2020
With a pandemic upending nearly every corner of life, Michael Boskin and John Shoven debut a class whose title carries an added urgency neither of them expected when designing the syllabus: “Introduction to Financial Decision-Making.”
March 18, 2020
The SIEPR senior fellow discusses the volatility of the financial markets and potential stabilizing measures as a recession threatens the economy.
February 25, 2020
With his new roles at Stanford, Brynjolfsson will continue his scholarship and leadership in deepening the understanding of technological advances along with their societal and economic effects.
February 24, 2020
The newly formed council will advise Gov. Newsom economic issues and deepen relationships between the administration and academic researchers.
February 12, 2020
Don Lucas played a key role in the growth and success of SIEPR.
February 3, 2020
SIEPR’s Greg Rosston analyzes a pioneering $10-a-month internet service on subscription rates among low-income households and finds some hoped-for benefits fall short.
January 20, 2020
SIEPR Senior Fellow Matthew Gentzkow finds that America’s chilly chasm of negative sentiment between Democrats and Republicans has grown faster and larger compared to the partisan climates of other nations.
