Awards & Appointments
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New investments by Stanford Impact Labs to help support the work of SIEPR scholars
Research projects awarded 2026 funding include three led by SIEPR senior fellows Marcella Alsan, Arun Chandrasekhar, Petra Persson and Maya Rossin-Slater.
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Stanford economist Charles Jones named to Federal Reserve task force
Jones, a SIEPR senior fellow, co-leads a group that will assess the economic impact of general-purpose technologies, including artificial intelligence, on productivity and jobs.
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Maria Polyakova wins health economics' coveted early-career honor
The Kate Ho ASHEcon Medal honors the nation's brightest emerging health economists.
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Ran Abramitzky awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Economist Ran Abramitzky, a SIEPR senior fellow, wins a prestigious fellowship that recognizes scholars and scientists for their outstanding achievements and exceptional promise.
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Mario Draghi, influential EU economist, receives 2026 SIEPR Prize
The former president of the European Central Bank is recognized for his career in shaping economic policy, including leading the euro bloc through its 2010s debt crisis.
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SIEPR's Juliane Begenau, Shoshana Vasserman named Sloan Research Fellows
Begenau and Vasserman are among eight Stanford faculty whose early-career accomplishments mark them as the next generation of leaders.
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SIEPR’s Mark Duggan named director of Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
The Stanford economist will join the University of Toronto next year.
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David Grusky elected to National Academy of Sciences
SIEPR Senior Fellow David Grusky is among seven Stanford faculty elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
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Jonathan Rodden named Carnegie Fellow
The work of Jonathan Rodden, a professor of political science and a SIEPR senior fellow, focuses on the intersection of political science, public economics, and geography.
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Matthew Gentzkow named director of Stanford Impact Labs
The SIEPR Senior Fellow will lead a community of social scientists who want their scholarship to improve people’s lives.
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Bhattacharya takes helm of NIH
The SIEPR affiliate won Senate confirmation Tuesday
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Guido Imbens named director of Stanford Data Science
The Nobel laureate and SIEPR Senior Fellow will lead a community of faculty, students, scholars, and staff passionate about data science research and educational opportunities.
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Mark Duggan is the recipient of the 2025 Roland Prize
Mark Duggan, a senior fellow and former director of SIEPR, is being recognized for his work to engage students in economic policy research to find solutions for real-world issues.
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SIEPR senior fellows Jay Bhattacharya, Caroline Hoxby honored by the American Academy of Sciences and Letters
Jay Bhattacharya was awarded the 2024 Robert J. Zimmer Medal for Intellectual Freedom and Caroline Hoxby was invested as a member of the Academy.
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Neale Mahoney appointed to California’s Independent Consumer Fuels Advisory Committee
The new advisory role comes as Gov. Newsom signed legislation aimed at preventing gas price spikes.
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Annamaria Lusardi named a fellow of The Econometric Society
The honor recognizes the SIEPR senior fellow's innovative work advancing financial education.
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Tackling smartphone use and the youth mental health crisis
SIEPR’s Matthew Gentzkow is part of a research team awarded Stanford Impact Labs funding to identify healthier ways for adolescents to engage with smartphones and social media.
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Rosenkranz Prize winner investigates impact of price controls on contraceptives
This year's Rosenkranz Prize winner is SIEPR Faculty Fellow Natalia Serna, a health economist examining how women's health is impacted by price controls on oral contraceptives.
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Adrien Auclert appointed as an economic advisor to French government
Auclert, a SIEPR faculty fellow, adds macroeconomics heft to the French prime minister’s Economic Analysis Council.
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Seven Stanford faculty members elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Two SIEPR Senior Fellows, Daniel Ho and Muriel Niederle, are among seven Stanford scholars elected this year to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Daniel Ho, Muriel Niederle elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
SIEPR senior fellows Daniel Ho and Muriel Niederle join a distinguished group of members who are recognized for excellence and leadership in work that advances the common good.
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David Chan receives NIHCM Award for research on veterans care
SIEPR Senior Fellow David Chan receives the 2024 National Institute for Health Care Management Research Award.
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Jonathan Levin named Stanford president
The SIEPR senior fellow and business school dean will take the university's helm on Aug. 1, 2024.
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Neale Mahoney named director of SIEPR
Mahoney aims to continue the institute’s impact by connecting its scholars and their research with state, national and global policymakers.
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SIEPR's Goda joins Newsom's economic advisory council
Gopi Shah Goda is the newest member of the administration's Council of Economic Advisors
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Nicholas Bloom elected vice president of the American Economic Association
SIEPR’s Nicholas Bloom will serve as co-vice president of the AEA in 2024.
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Expert on work, economic uncertainty named SIEPR senior fellow
Steven Davis comes to SIEPR with a track record of working closely with economic policymakers.
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Rossin-Slater wins AEA prize for women economists
The prize recognizes Rossin-Slater’s research examining the impacts of public policies and other factors on families and children.
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Leading expert on financial literacy joins Stanford faculty as SIEPR senior fellow
Annamaria Lusardi has pioneered scholarship on personal finance education.
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Faculty Women’s Forum announces 2023 winners
SIEPR Faculty Fellow Petra Persson is among the 18 honored for their outstanding work supporting women at Stanford.
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SIEPR’s David Chan wins 2023 ASHEcon Medal
The American Society of Health Economists is recognizing David Chan for his significant contributions to health economics research.
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Lobell, Piazzesi elected to National Academy of Sciences
SIEPR's David Lobell and Monika Piazzesi are among seven Stanford faculty elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
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Heidi Williams elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Williams joins a distinguished group of members who are recognized for their excellence and leadership in work that advances the common good.
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SIEPR Prize winner Lawrence H. Summers on his approach to economics: “Strong convictions weakly held”
The former Treasury Secretary, director of the White House National Economic Council, and Chief Economist of the World Bank was recognized for his contributions to economic policy.
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Lawrence H. Summers, a force in economic policy for more than 40 years, awarded the 2023 SIEPR Prize
The former Treasury Secretary, director of the White House National Economic Council, and Chief Economist of the World Bank has for decades been helping to guide economic policy.
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Matthew Jackson named an AAAS Fellow
SIEPR Senior Fellow Matthew Jackson, a pioneer in the study of networks, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Petra Persson receives NSF CAREER Award
SIEPR Faculty Fellow Petra Persson is one of 14 Stanford faculty to receive a NSF CAREER Award in 2022.
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Amid COVID-19’s fallout, SIEPR Prize winner Ben Bernanke discusses how monetary policy has evolved
The former Fed chair was recognized for his contributions to economic policy.
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Ben Bernanke, who led the Fed through economic turmoil, receives 2022 SIEPR Prize
The prize is awarded every other year to those who have made substantial contributions to economic policy.
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SIEPR Senior Fellow Matteo Maggiori wins Bernácer Prize
Stanford finance professor Matteo Maggiori is recognized for “influential research.”
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SIEPR’s Neale Mahoney joins Biden White House
SIEPR Senior Fellow Neale Mahoney has joined the Biden White House as a special policy adviser.
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Pioneering tech economist Susan Athey joins federal antitrust team
SIEPR Senior Fellow Susan Athey has been tapped to serve as chief economist of the antitrust division at the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Colleen Honigsberg appointed to SEC Investor Advisory Committee
SIEPR Faculty Fellow Colleen Honigsberg is tapped for an advisory role for the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Gentzkow, Imbens elected to National Academy of Sciences
SIEPR’s Matthew Gentzkow and Guido Imbens are among eight Stanford faculty newly elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
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Jacob Goldin receives NIHCM Award for his research on health insurance and mortality
Jacob Goldin, a professor of law and SIEPR faculty fellow, receives the 2022 National Institute for Health Care Management Research Award.
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Joshua Rauh joins advisory panel for the Congressional Budget Office
SIEPR Senior Fellow Joshua Rauh has been tapped to serve as an economic adviser for the CBO.
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Matteo Maggiori named Carnegie Fellow
Maggiori, an expert in international macroeconomics and finance, is a professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business and co-founder of The Global Capital Allocation Project.
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Nicholas Bloom awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Economist Nicholas Bloom, a SIEPR senior fellow, wins prestigious fellowship for his ongoing research on the work-from-home evolution, management practices and uncertainty.
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Stanford’s Daniel Ho appointed to the Biden administration’s National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee
Daniel Ho will advise on national AI policies — from competitiveness to workforce implications and societal impacts.
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Matthew Jackson receives Frontiers of Knowledge Award
SIEPR Senior Fellow Matthew Jackson is recognized for his pioneering work on the essential role of networks in society.
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Adrien Auclert named a 2022 Sloan Research Fellow
SIEPR Faculty Fellow Adrien Auclert is among five Stanford faculty members who have been named 2022 Sloan Research Fellows.
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Stanford economist Muriel Niederle receives Oskar Morgenstern Medal
Stanford economist receives Oskar Morgenstern Medal
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“He’s just a normal dude”: SIEPR colleagues celebrate Nobel winner Guido Imbens
SIEPR Senior Fellow Guido Imbens gets a round of congratulatory greetings from Stanford colleagues for his Nobel win.
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SIEPR Senior Fellow Guido Imbens wins Nobel in economic sciences
Imbens and his co-winners were awarded the prize for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships.
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Athey, Hoxby named to American Economic Association leadership
Two SIEPR senior fellows will serve executive posts at the AEA in 2022 — Susan Athey has been named president-elect, and Caroline Hoxby, co-vice president.
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Jonathan Levin to advise Biden
Jonathan Levin has been tapped to join the White House advisory panel on science and technology.
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Williams, Mahoney win 2021 ASHEcon Medal
Senior fellows Heidi Williams and Neale Mahoney share this year’s award that recognizes young researchers who have made significant contributions to the field of health economics.
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Maya Rossin-Slater wins Faculty Women’s Forum Award
Health economist and SIEPR senior fellow Maya Rossin-Slater is honored for outstanding work in supporting women at Stanford.
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SIEPR’s Gopi Shah Goda to serve in Washington
Goda, a senior fellow and deputy director of SIEPR, will serve as a senior economist as part of President Biden’s Council of Economic Advisers.
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Duggan reappointed as SIEPR director
Duggan’s second five-year term, announced by Stanford’s Vice Provost and Dean of Research Kathryn Moler, begins Sept. 1, 2020.
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Athey appointed to California economic advisory council
The newly formed council will advise Gov. Newsom on economic issues and deepen relationships between the administration and academic researchers.
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SIEPR's Josh Rauh joins Council of Economic Advisers
The SIEPR senior fellow begins his term Nov. 4.
