Energy and Environment
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For the Colorado River and beyond, a new market could save the day
Stanford economist Paul Milgrom won a Nobel Prize in part for his role in enabling today’s mobile world. Now he’s tackling a different 21st century challenge: water scarcity.
April 10, 2024
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Economic Report of the President draws on work of SIEPR scholars
President Biden’s assessment of the nation’s economic health and groundwork for what’s next relies heavily on academic research, including the work of several SIEPR scholars.
April 03, 2024
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The government has a workforce crisis. One of its best-kept secrets can fix it.
A new op-ed by SIEPR's Daniel Ho and Anne Joseph O’Connell discusses the federal government's workforce crisis and how to fix it. Read more in The Washington Post.
March 12, 2024
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Ford CEO: "We've never seen a competitor like this before."
Jim Farley opened up at the 2024 SIEPR Economic Summit about the future of electric vehicles, the threat from China, and why motorsports are key to staying competitive.
March 07, 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.
March 01, 2024
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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
February 15, 2024
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7 economic trends to watch in 2024
Policymakers have their work cut out for them this election year.
January 05, 2024
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European leaders talk cleaner chips, geopolitics at SIEPR
The prime minister of the Netherlands and other European officials met with Stanford students and discussed sustainability challenges of the semiconductor industry.
December 12, 2023
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Does it pay to link executive compensation to ESG goals?
SIEPR Senior Fellow Stefan Reichelstein examines the rapid growth of “ESG pay” and its impact on the environmental, social and governance goals of firms.
July 19, 2023
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What we don’t know about wildfires might kill us
Hazardous smoke’s economic toll is probably enormous, but an alarming data gap masks its threat, reports Bloomberg. “The science is just catching up," SIEPR's Marshall Burke says.
June 11, 2023
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Wildfires pose workplace conundrum: Stay home or come to the office?
“If you are vulnerable and have to be outside, it’s a great day to take paid time off,” SIEPR Senior Fellow Marshall Burke says.
June 08, 2023
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Find out just how bad wildfire smoke has been in your area
Smoke from wildfires in Canada brought record-breaking air pollution to the U.S. this spring, reports The Washington Post. Research by SIEPR's Marshall Burke is cited.
June 08, 2023
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Beyond promises: The $120 trillion path to a “net zero” world
Promises abound, but nobody knows how the transition to “net zero” carbon emissions will play out. At the 2023 SIEPR Economic Summit, experts discussed what needs to happen next.
March 09, 2023
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Stanford research ushers in a ‘new frontier’ in tackling global poverty
In the first real-world test of a tool pioneered at Stanford to better evaluate anti-poverty policies, a new study shows the economic benefits of expanding electricity access.
November 16, 2022
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The ESG generation gap: Millennials and boomers split on their investing goals
SIEPR’s Amit Seru and Stephen Haber, and their collaborators find younger investors are more willing to put money behind environmental and social goals — even if it’s costlier.
November 15, 2022
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World Bank President David Malpass discusses the crisis facing development
Speaking at SIEPR, the leader of the World Bank warns of challenges ahead for developing countries.
September 28, 2022
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Study shows worsening wildfire smoke is unraveling decades of air quality gains
SIEPR’s Marshall Burke and his collaborators have developed an AI model for predicting particle pollution to help track the American West’s worsening wildfire smoke and its impact.
September 22, 2022
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Policies aimed at protecting Americans from wildfire smoke in their homes are failing
A new study led by SIEPR Senior Fellow Marshall Burke explains better government policies are needed to help Americans keep their indoor air safe from hazardous wildfire smoke.
July 27, 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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Tech Policy Hackathon draws innovative policy proposals for California
Medical vending machines and the use of AI tools to help prevent wildfires were among the winning policy proposals to improve the future of California.
April 12, 2022