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Recent News Articles
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How a biased medical device is widening the racial health gap
A study by SIEPR Senior Fellow Marcella Alsan examines how racial bias in pulse oximeters leads to Black patients receiving less follow-up care than white patients.
May 20, 2026
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Why U.S. test scores are in a ‘generation-long decline’
The New York Times interviews Sean Reardon, a Stanford Graduate School of Education professor and SIEPR senior fellow, on his new research showing declines in student achievement began in 2013, long before the pandemic and after two decades of gains.
May 13, 2026
Related Policy Briefs and Working Papers
- Aksoy, C. ., Bloom, N., Davis, S., Marino, V., & Özgüzel C. (2025). Remote Work, Employee Mix, and Performance. Working Paper.
- Akan, M., Barrero, J., Bloom, N., Bowen, T., Buckman, S., Davis, S., & Kim, H. (2025). The New Geography of Labor Markets. Working Paper.
- Davis, S., Liu, D., Sheng, X., & Wang, Y. (2025). Policy Interventions and China’s Stock Market in the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Working Paper.
- Dewey, D., Fahle, E., Kane, T., Reardon, S., & Staiger, D. (2024). Federal Pandemic Relief and Academic Recovery. Working Paper.
- Bloom, N., Dahl, G., & Rooth, D.-O. (2024). Work from Home and Disability Employment. Working Paper.
- Davis, S. (2024). The Big Shift in Working Arrangements: Eight Ways Unusual. Working Paper.
- Zarate, P., Dolls, M., Davis, S., Bloom, N., Barrero, J., & Aksoy, C. (2024). Why Does Working from Home Vary Across Countries and People?. Working Paper.
- Fairlie, R. (2023). The Impacts of COVID-19 on Racial Inequality in Business Earnings.
- Barrero, J. ., Bloom, N., & Davis, S. . (2023). The Evolution of Working from Home. Working Paper.
- Hansen, S. ., Lambert, P. ., Bloom, N., Davis, S., Sadun, R., & Taska, B. (2023). Remote Work across Jobs, Companies, and Space. Working Paper.
- Cooperman, H., Duffie, D., Luck, S., Wang, Z., & Yang, Y. (2023). Bank Funding Risk, Reference Rates, and Credit Supply. Working Paper.
- Aksoy, C., Barrero, J., Bloom, N., Davis, S., Dolls, M., & Zarate, P. (2023). Time Savings When Working from Home. Working Paper.
- Afonso, G., Duffie, D., Rigon, L., & Shin, H. (2022). How Abundant Are Reserves? Evidence from the Wholesale Payment System. Working Paper.
- Finkelstein, A., Kocks, G., Polyakova, M., & Udalova, V. (2022). Heterogeneity in Damages from a Pandemic. Working Paper.
- Barrero, J., Bloom, N., & Davis, S. (2022). Long Social Distancing. Working Paper.
- Goda, G. ., Jackson, E., Nicholas, L. ., & Stith, S. (2022). Older Workers’ Employment and Social Security Spillovers through the Second Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Working Paper.
- Frydman, A. (2022). Work and Pleasure; Investigating The Rise of Digital Nomads In Mexico. Working Paper.
- Duggan, M., & Hou, E. (2022). Apples and Oranges: Contrasting economic policy in New York and Florida. Policy Brief.
- Bunn, P., Anayi, . L., Bloom, N., Mizen, P., Thwaites, G., & Yotzov, I. (2022). Firming Up Price Inflation. Working Paper.
- Goda, G., & Soltas, E. (2022). The Impacts of Covid-19 Illnesses on Workers. Working Paper.