Health
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Can quitting social media temporarily boost well-being?
The Hill interviews SIEPR’s Hunt Allcott about his new social media detox study. SIEPR Senior Fellow Matthew Gentzkow is a co-author of the research.
May 02, 2025
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Study: Millions could lose no-cost preventive health services if Supreme Court upholds ruling
As the Supreme Court mulls a health policy ruling, research by SIEPR predoc Michelle Bronsard and Faculty Fellow Adrienne Sabety indicates the scope of people who'd be affected.
April 18, 2025
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Study spotlights a ‘jobs engine’ (that isn’t AI)
New research from SIEPR’s Neale Mahoney measures the huge surge in health care jobs and sets the stage for more on why patterns and policies are panning out as expected, or not.
March 25, 2025
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Study: Women take ‘substantial’ earnings hit during menopause
New research from Stanford economist Petra Persson is one of the first to examine the economic toll of menopause, which affects one-fifth of the nation’s workforce.
March 24, 2025
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Does health insurance create jobs?
A new study by SIEPR senior fellow Maria Polyakova sheds important new light on a key question in health care economics.
February 20, 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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American veterans now receive absurdly generous benefits
An enormous rise in disability payments may complicate debt-reduction efforts. The Economist quotes SIEPR's Mark Duggan.
November 28, 2024
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Trump’s tax-cut proposal shakes up Social Security debate
A new Wall Street Journal article quotes Gopi Shah Goda on tax incentives to encourage retirees to work.
September 13, 2024
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Hospitals that pursue patients for unpaid bills will have to tell L.A. County
“Medical debt is a dark corner in the U.S. healthcare system, and shining a light on it can be “a strong disinfectant,” SIEPR’s Neale Mahoney tells "The Los Angeles Times."
August 06, 2024
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Striking costs of infertility point to importance of IVF access and affordability
Research by SIEPR’s Petra Persson and Maria Polyakova examines both the public and private impacts of infertility — from the toll on mental health to socio-economic dynamics.
July 12, 2024
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L.A. County plans to put $5 million toward wiping out medical debt
SIEPR’s Neale Mahoney talks to the Los Angeles Times about L.A. county's new pilot program to erase medical debt, and his research on the effectiveness of such programs.
June 25, 2024
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Tackling smartphone use and the youth mental health crisis
SIEPR’s Matthew Gentzkow is part of a research team awarded Stanford Impact Labs funding to identify healthier ways for adolescents to engage with smartphones and social media.
June 25, 2024
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America: a healthy or healthcare economy?
SIEPR's Mark Duggan talks to Financial Times about America's healthcare system and the "perfect storm" of factors that drive the highest healthcare spending worldwide.
June 11, 2024
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Ways to strengthen and stabilize California’s residential care system
A new report coauthored by SIEPR Senior Fellow Alison Morantz examines California’s safety net of support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
May 31, 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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Why Maternity Care is Underpaid
SIEPR Senior Fellow David Chan talks to TIME about the maternity care crisis in America.
May 08, 2024
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What if canceling people’s medical debt doesn’t help them?
Vox examines the "shocking" research on medical debt relief programs from SIEPR's Neale Mahoney.
May 02, 2024
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We’re paying off medical debt wrong
"Medical debt imposes a crushing burden on millions of Americans," writes SIEPR's Neale Mahoney in an op-ed for The Hill about the surprising — and disappointing — new research.
April 19, 2024
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25 Years After Columbine, America Spends Billions to Prevent Shootings That Keep Happening
“Even those who escape [school shootings] without any visible physical harm carry scars that could impair their lives for many years to come,” says SIEPR's Maya Rossin-Slater.
April 18, 2024