Global Development and Trade
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Scoping the trade war: New tool tracks company responses to tariffs, economic threats
SIEPR’s Antonio Coppola and Matteo Maggiori leverage AI to develop a way of measuring how companies are reacting to President Trump’s tariffs and other forms of economic pressure.
May 09, 2025
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Trump’s tariffs lead investors to question the future of the dollar
The dollar is typically a refuge in moments of uncertainty. SIEPR senior fellows Arvind Krishnamurthy and Hanno Lustig say this time is different.
May 08, 2025
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SIEPR survey: Californians weigh in on home insurance crisis, economic outlook
Uncertainty about how to fix a faltering home insurance market was one of several findings from the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research’s survey of California consumers
April 25, 2025
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How to make sense of Donald Trump’s tariffs
The new field of ‘geoeconomics’ offers a guide for the perplexed. Financial Times highlights a new paper from Senior Fellow Matteo Maggiori that outlines the growing field.
April 21, 2025
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Trade Wars, Economic Chaos, and Law: Unpacking Trump's Trade Tactics with Alan Sykes
SIEPR Senior Fellow Alan Sykes, an expert on the law and economics of international trade, joins Stanford Law School podcast Stanford Legal to break down Trump's tariffs.
April 16, 2025
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Contributions of SIEPR scholars in the Economic Report of the President
The 2025 report tapped the work of our scholars in its assessment of pressing economic policy issues ranging from global financial markets to remote work.
February 03, 2025
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Economic lookahead: What to expect on the global, US and California stages
Buckle up. With President Trump planning big changes for U.S. economic policy, SIEPR scholars go beyond the headlines to identify key issues everyone should be thinking about.
January 27, 2025
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Trade, tariffs and treaties
A new book by SIEPR Senior Fellow Alan O. Sykes offers a timely look at international trade law and its economic underpinnings.
January 10, 2025
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The future of global trade: ‘What’s going to hurt the U.S. is the U.S.’
Top experts on trade gathered at Stanford to discuss how American protectionism is reshaping the world economy and what to expect from a Trump or Harris administration.
October 29, 2024
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Study finds EV subsidies in the Inflation Reduction Act help the climate, U.S. automakers — but at a questionable cost to taxpayers
A comprehensive new study from Stanford economist Hunt Allcott and his colleagues sheds light on the limited benefits of the electric vehicle tax credits under the IRA.
October 07, 2024
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Can global supply chains be fixed?
The pandemic exposed deep flaws in the sourcing and delivery of goods and services worldwide. SIEPR's Matthew Jackson explains what’s wrong and what needs to be done now.
September 12, 2024
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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.
May 23, 2024
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When the Export-Import Bank closed up, US companies saw global sales plummet
In taking a look back at a temporary shutdown of the export crediting agency, SIEPR Faculty Fellow Chenzi Xu sheds light on the importance of trade financing.
May 15, 2024
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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.
May 10, 2024
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IMF's Gita Gopinath: Geopolitics and its impact on global trade and the dollar
Gita Gopinath, the International Monetary Fund’s second-highest ranking official, discussed threats to the world economy during her visit to Stanford.
May 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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Sizing up a competitor: How “tall” is China?
Amid signs of trouble for China’s economy, two veteran diplomats at the 2024 SIEPR Economic Summit discussed the country’s future and the role of U.S. policy.
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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The power of ‘geoeconomics’ to make sense of a turbulent world
A new paper by Stanford economist Matteo Maggiori offers policymakers a framework for understanding how economic power is used to achieve geopolitical goals.
February 22, 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