Education
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How much learning did students miss during the pandemic? Researchers have an answer
New research by SIEPR's Sean Reardon demonstrates pandemic learning loss — and discusses what it may take to help children catch up. More via NPR.
May 12, 2023
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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.
May 03, 2023
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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.
May 03, 2023
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Embracing the economic beauty of aging
Birth rates are falling, and people are living longer. At the 2023 SIEPR Economic Summit, demographics experts discussed what this means for the economy — and for society.
March 09, 2023
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Thousands of kids are missing from school. Where did they go?
"At some level, the reduction in public school enrollment wasn’t just a flight from public schools, it was a flight from communities," SIEPR's Thomas Dee tells AP News.
February 09, 2023
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What happened to students who left public schools during the pandemic? New research tracks their paths
SIEPR Senior Fellow Thomas S. Dee says the findings point to a need to refocus academic recovery efforts on younger students.
February 09, 2023
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A low-cost fix for tech’s diversity problem
As tech companies struggle to diversify their workforces, Stanford’s Susan Athey and Emil Palikot have designed an online program to accelerate the hiring of women and minorities.
February 09, 2023
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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.
February 03, 2023
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Top economic policy challenges for 2023
No crystal balls. No reading tea leaves. Just a research-based look ahead to some undoubtedly huge economic issues.
January 05, 2023
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Public School Enrollment Is Down by More Than a Million. Why?
"These enrollment and population shifts are consistent with what we are learning about how the pandemic is fundamentally reshaping the broader economy," writes SIEPR's Tom Dee.
November 02, 2022
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Digging deeper on the pandemic learning loss
Research by SIEPR’s Sean Reardon and colleagues offers the clearest picture yet of pandemic learning loss, revealing patterns that vary from one school district to the next.
October 28, 2022
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Another study concludes immigration critics are wrong
Research by SIEPR's Ran Abramitsky concludes that children of immigrants are better off economically than the children of native-born. More via Fortune.
October 26, 2022
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Math scores fell in nearly every state, and reading dipped on National Exam
Results from the “nation’s report card” offer the most definitive picture yet of the pandemic’s devastating impact on students. SIEPR’s Sean Reardon is quoted.
October 24, 2022
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The wide-ranging economic consequences of overturning Roe v. Wade
SIEPR Senior Fellow Luigi Pistaferri explains how the greatest burden of abortion restrictions will likely fall onto low-income women and minorities.
July 18, 2022
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Q&A with Paul Oyer: “An Economist Goes to the Game”
In a new book, SIEPR’s Paul Oyer exposes fresh insights about the wide world of sports, both on and off the field.
July 14, 2022
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Why the children of immigrants are the ones getting ahead in America
Research by SIEPR's Ran Abramitzky shows children of immigrants have more upward mobility than the children of the U.S.-born. Read his op-ed in Time Magazine.
June 01, 2022
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Overturning myths about immigration
In a new book, SIEPR Senior Fellow Ran Abramitzky and his co-author trace millions of immigrant lives to understand how they – and their children – thrived in the United States.
June 01, 2022
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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.
May 17, 2022
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White House’s chief economist discusses U.S. economy’s headwinds at SIEPR event
Cecilia Rouse, Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, addressed policies to fuel long-term economic growth.
April 28, 2022
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SIEPR Economic Summit highlights policy challenges — and solutions — from the pandemic
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Sal Khan and Lisa Su were among the speakers who gave insightful perspectives into tough economic issues rippling across society.
March 10, 2022