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.
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December 2, 2015
Lael Brainard spells out the “new normal” in response to the 2008 financial crisis.
November 16, 2015
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.
November 16, 2015
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.
September 30, 2015
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.
September 24, 2015
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.
September 24, 2015
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.
September 23, 2015
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.
September 16, 2015
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.
September 6, 2015
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...
September 6, 2015
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...
