Bengt Holmstrom was a SIEPR Distinguished Visitor and received his PhD and master’s from Stanford University.
News Archive
September 11, 2016
Teaching economics to high school students can be daunting, but SIEPR helps teachers embrace the challenge with a fresh approach and new resources. The annual five-day Summer Economic Institute for Teachers, now in its 29th year, draws educators from California and beyond.
August 18, 2016
According to Maria Polyakova, a SIEPR faculty fellow, most Medicare Part D enrollees do not change their plans from year to year — even though plans can change drastically.
August 18, 2016
The availability of accurate and reliable information on the location of impoverished zones is surprisingly lacking for much of the world. SIEPR Faculty Fellow Marshall Burke is addressing that problem.
August 17, 2016
SIEPR’s John Taylor says lower tax rates, a host of reforms and free-trade agreements could give a much-needed boost to America’s economy.
August 2, 2016
Research by SIEPR Director Mark Duggan offers warnings about major mergers proposed by Anthem and Aetna. And the media and policymakers are taking note.
July 18, 2016
Research by Matthew Gentzkow shows the extent to which political speech reflects deep party divisions. The SIEPR senior fellow’s findings are based on a new analysis of more than 130 years worth of political speeches.
July 6, 2016
India's branchless banking program has led to an unprecedented increase in access to banks for the rural poor. But can it help households save?
June 28, 2016
As a professor and director of Stanford’s Public Policy Program, Bruce Owen has inspired generations of students.
June 21, 2016
About $400,000 in support is being given to 16 graduate students. The fellowships allow PhD candidates to conduct research and work on their dissertations without having to manage teaching responsibilities.
June 17, 2016
SIEPR Faculty Fellow Marcella Alsan examines the relationship between the Tuskegee experiment and medical mistrust among African-American men in the years following the revelation of the study.
June 8, 2016
Total spending on health care will amount to $3.4 trillion, an average of more than $10,000 per person. But experts at a SIEPR Policy Forum said a third of those costs go to waste.
June 8, 2016
David Brady, a political scientist and SIEPR senior fellow, is drawing from polling research and voting patterns to understand a campaign he says “is not going to be pretty.”
May 30, 2016
Giorcelli’s research focuses on the determinants of firm productivity and innovation, by using historical natural experiments and new collected data.
May 23, 2016
Levin’s research has focused on auctions and marketplace design, the economics of organizations and consumer finance. His current interests include Internet platforms, the health care system and ways to incorporate new datasets into economic research.
May 17, 2016
SIEPR Faculty Fellow David Chan learns what happens when doctors determine whom among them is better suited to take on the next patient, rather than relying on triage nurses to make the assignments.
May 10, 2016
SIEPR’s Pascaline Dupas has focused much of her research on how to increase the use of insecticide-treated bed nets by making them inexpensive and easy to get.
May 9, 2016
Grant Miller, a SIEPR senior fellow and director of the Stanford Center for International Development, investigates how a change in laws affected women's contraceptive use.
April 20, 2016
Working with economists and computer scientists, SIEPR Senior Fellow Paul Milgrom developed a first-of-its kind system to help the FCC make more broadband spectrum available for mobile devices.
April 15, 2016
In a blunt, sometimes funny speech delivered in accepting the SIEPR Prize for her contributions to economic policy, Alice Rivlin let loose on the political gridlock she says is keeping the American economy from reaching its fullest potential.
April 14, 2016
Gaps in social science knowledge of climate change constrain the policy impact of natural science research, a Stanford team argues.
April 8, 2016
SIEPR Senior Fellow Raj Chetty found that the link between income and life expectancy varies from one area to another within the United States. His new study also shows the gap between the country's rich and poor widened during the 2000s.
April 7, 2016
As the topic of income inequality reverberates across America, Raj Chetty’s research is helping ground the political rhetoric.
Chetty’s work puts inequality and social mobility under a microscope and traces their roots and consequences. And he is making an impact in the worlds of academia...
March 28, 2016
The daylong event showcased a wide range of perspectives on topics like inequality, energy and productivity. We even drilled into the business of professional basketball.
March 18, 2016
SIEPR Senior Fellow Alison Morantz finds company costs drop by about 44 percent when they replace workers’ compensation with private plans for job-related injuries and illnesses.
March 15, 2016
A renowned economist and pediatrician come together to discuss the need to prepare for crises like Ebola and Zika.
March 8, 2016
Marshall Burke, a SIEPR faculty fellow, is studying how rising temperatures impact global output.
February 11, 2016
One of our graduate student fellows finds new applications for old lessons learned in the wake of World War II.
February 3, 2016
Climate change experts gathered at SIEPR to discuss ramifications of the historic accord reached in December.
January 29, 2016
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.
