Education
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Dollars and sense: The case for teaching personal finance
The latest analysis by Stanford’s Annamaria Lusardi reaffirms how little people understand money and underscores the need for policies supporting personal finance education.
November 28, 2023
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Most California students fall short of grade-level standards in math and reading, scores show
“The state’s claim that ‘recovery is underway’ overstates the optimism these data justify,” SIEPR's Thomas Dee, an expert in education & economic data, tells The Los Angeles Times.
October 18, 2023
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Just how much do physicians earn — and why?
New research by Stanford health economist Maria Polyakova takes an in-depth look at how — and how much — physicians are paid in the United States.
July 27, 2023
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The mythical tie between immigration and crime
Research by Stanford’s Ran Abramitzky and co-authors uncovers the most extensive evidence to date that immigrants are less likely to be imprisoned than U.S.-born individuals.
July 21, 2023
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Legal case argues state educators let down disadvantaged children during pandemic
A new San Francisco Chronicle article quotes Thomas Dee, professor of education and senior fellow at SIEPR, on how students of color "vanished" during the pandemic.
July 17, 2023
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How to know how your kid is doing in school, and what to do if they are falling behind
Research by SIEPR's Sean Reardon and co-authors shows it could take at least four years for student achievement to return to pre-pandemic levels.
June 12, 2023
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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