One of our graduate student fellows finds new applications for old lessons learned in the wake of World War II.
One of our graduate student fellows finds new applications for old lessons learned in the wake of World War II.
Climate change experts gathered at SIEPR to discuss ramifications of the historic accord reached in December.
Stanford economist and SIEPR Senior Fellow Raj Chetty finds that boys who grow up poor are less likely to work than girls who grow up poor.
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Rivlin is the fourth recipient of the $100,000 biennial prize, awarded by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. She was cited for her dedication to enhancing economic policy in order to improve people's lives.
When it comes to evaluating a country’s economic welfare, Pete Klenow suggests looking beyond how much people are producing and buying. You should also see how good their lives really are.
Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom shows there’s more to the income disparity story than the fat salaries of American CEOs.
HIV/AIDS is the number one cause of death in Kenya, and the country’s teen pregnancy rates are more than double the global average. SIEPR Senior Fellow Pascaline Dupas is trying to understand which policies may work best to curb the problems.
Lael Brainard spells out the “new normal” in response to the 2008 financial crisis.
Peter Orszag answers the political threats to repeal the Affordable Care Act with a clear message: No matter the outcome on Election Day, the law is here to stay.
Mark Duggan’s years of academic research have translated into ideas for policy reforms. After his third testimony before Congress on SSDI, the director of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research can point to the influence of his work.
The Best Young French Economist Prize is awarded annually by the French newspaper Le Monde and the French think tank Cercle des Économistes. Since its creation fifteen years ago, the prize honors academic excellence, innovation capacity and participation in the public discourse.
In the developing world, regulatory institutions can be weak and as a consequence much economic activity takes place outside the formal marketplace. There may be no clear procedures for awarding government contracts.
Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Agustina Paglayan grew up wondering what went wrong in a country that was once among the wealthiest in the world. The problem, she suspected, was rooted in politics and in the choice of policies that harmed the country’s long-term prospects.
Grade inflation is a hot topic in education circles. An A was once a mark of distinction. Now, at many schools, it’s the new normal. What’s not clear though is what the effects of this practice might be.
Shortly after Joe Orsini arrived at Stanford as a graduate student in economics, he took a class on industrial organization. Orsini made a beeline for the most compelling, most controversial option he could find — health insurance.
Many economists have studied how reducing international trade barriers can benefit developing countries. Stanford associate professor of economics and SIEPR Senior Fellow Dave Donaldson also wants to understand internal trade barriers—things, like bad roads, that raise the cost of bringing goods...
Conner is a senior majoring in Public Policy with a concentration in International and National Security Policy. This summer, Conner worked with Dr. Condoleezza Rice doing research on democratic transitions in the Middle East. In addition to his research, Conner trained daily with the Stanford...