Health
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New research on deaths and economic impact in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic
SIEPR’s Maria Polyakova conducts a detailed analysis of the first-year impact of the COVID-19 pandemic among people based on their race and ethnicity, employment and education.
December 02, 2022
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Study: Striking inequalities in US infant and maternal health point to structural racism and access issues
Research by SIEPR’s Petra Persson and Maya Rossin-Slater on health inequality finds wealthy Black mothers and infants fare worse than the poorest white mothers and infants.
November 28, 2022
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Why Long Covid Could Cost The U.S. $3.7 Trillion
Long Covid proves to have a significant impact on the American labor force and economy, reported CNBC in a recent news segment. SIEPR's Gopi Shah Goda is interviewed.
November 10, 2022
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Covid’s drag on the workforce proves persistent: ‘It sets us back.’
Research by SIEPR's Gopi Shah Goda suggests a continued exodus from the labor force due to Covid-19, highlighting the broad consequences of the pandemic.
November 07, 2022
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The Doctor Is Out. The Physician Assistant Is In.
An episode of the Freakonomics podcast explores the rise of nurse practitioners and examines patient care suffer suffers as a result. SIEPR's David Chan weighs in.
November 03, 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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Study finds ‘substantial’ costs on workers with severe COVID-19 illnesses
Research led by SIEPR’s Gopi Shah Goda estimates that at least 500,000 Americans are not working today because of the lingering consequences of their COVID-19 illnesses.
September 12, 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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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
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Study: Denver's STAR police-alternative program lowered crime and costs
As Denver's STAR program expands, a study by SIEPR's Tom Dee shows sending mental health workers instead of police to select 911 calls reduces crime and costs, reports Axios.
June 28, 2022
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Sending health care workers instead of cops can reduce crime
A study by SIEPR's Tom Dee shows that first responders who are not police can be more effective for low-level incidents. Learn more via Scientific American.
June 09, 2022
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Denver's mental health approach to low-level 911 calls helped reduce minor crimes, researchers find
Research by SIEPR’s Tom Dee highlights the promising outcomes of Denver’s community response approach to mental health in nonviolent 911 calls.
June 08, 2022
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Groundbreaking study shows benefits to reinventing responses for nonviolent 911 calls
Research by SIEPR’s Thomas Dee finds benefits to dispatching mental health specialists for nonviolent 911 calls. In Denver, it reduced reported crimes and response costs.
June 08, 2022
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Addressing California's homeless crisis
To build dialogue on one of the most pressing issues facing California, the SIEPR Policy Forum convened a wide range of experts who are working the front lines of homelessness.
May 31, 2022
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Gentzkow, Imbens elected to National Academy of Sciences
SIEPR’s Matthew Gentzkow and Guido Imbens are among eight Stanford faculty newly elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
May 17, 2022
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Missed diagnoses: Study highlights the importance of physician skills in health care
Research by David Chan and Matthew Gentzkow points to how much diagnostic skills matter in patient care and how policies to boost skills can improve health care efficiency.
May 05, 2022
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Jacob Goldin receives NIHCM Award for his research on health insurance and mortality
Jacob Goldin, a professor of law and SIEPR faculty fellow, receives the 2022 National Institute for Health Care Management Research Award.
May 03, 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
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Using Trump endorsements to move the needle on COVID-19 vaccines
SIEPR’s Brad Larsen and his colleagues ran an experiment showing a compilation of interviews with Donald Trump recommending the COVID shots, leading to a vaccination uptick.
April 04, 2022