Inequality

The Wall Street Journal features new research by Michael Blank, SIEPR faculty fellow, measuring how much generative AI is helping people to be more productive at home.

The Guardian features a new Nature study from SIEPR's Marshall Burke and Solomon Hsiang showing that the U.S. is the largest contributor to economic losses worldwide from rising temps.

Axios covers a new analysis by several SIEPR scholars, including Trione Director Neale Mahoney, showing that higher tax refunds promised to the typical family under the One Big Beautiful Act could be devoured by rising gas prices from the Iran war.

CNBC quotes Nick Bloom, SIEPR senior fellow, on rising gas prices from the Iran war and how they risk exacerbating an economy that benefits the wealthy while harming lower-income households.

Erik Brynjolfsson, SIEPR senior fellow, tells Politico that politicians can't "just sit back and watch" as AI rattles workers; says he's advised lawmakers from both parties who are working on bipartisan AI legislation.

Writing in The Economist, Alice Evans, a visiting professor at SIEPR, challenges elites to stop thinking there's a one-size-fits-all solution to global gender inequality.

The 74, a national news site focused on education, features SIEPR's Susanna Loeb and her research in a story about federal and state governments' continued investment in student tutoring programs even after $120 billion in pandemic-linked federal funds expired.

Annamaria Lusardi, SIEPR senior fellow and director of the Initiative for Financial Decision-Making, is one of 30 women featured in a Smithsonian oral history project for her work in advancing women's financial independence.

Bloomberg covers new research by SIEPR Senior Fellow Marshall Burke identifying the high borrowing costs and debt loads that many small countries will face as they try to adapt to climate change-driven extreme weather.

Bloomberg features insights from Neale Mahoney, SIEPR's director, on the rise of consumer "drip pricing" and the distorted incentives the now-popular practice gives companies.

Ryan Cummings, SIEPR chief of staff, describes in Time.com some core challenges behind President Trump's pledge to pay most Americans a portion of the money raised by U.S. tariffs.

Daniel Hornung, SIEPR policy fellow, warns in Reuters that falling consumer confidence sends a warning about the potential economic harms of a prolonged government shutdown.

SIEPR Distinguished Policy Fellow Jared Bernstein sheds light in Washington Monthly on why there's an affordability crisis despite government data signaling the economy is strong..

Inc. Magazine features research by SIEPR's Petra Persson measuring the 'menopause penalty' women encounter at work.