Inequality

Cecilia Rouse, Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, addressed policies to fuel long-term economic growth.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Sal Khan and Lisa Su were among the speakers who gave insightful perspectives into tough economic issues rippling across society.

SIEPR’s Maya Rossin-Slater discusses how paid family leave is not a “silver bullet” for advancing gender equality but is beneficial for health, well-being and financial stability.

From the policy front line: Treasury secretary addresses invasion of Ukraine

In a new study, SIEPR Senior Fellow David Chan finds veterans rushed to VA hospitals have significantly higher survival rates than veterans transported to non-VA hospitals.

Research co-authored by SIEPR’s Peter Klenow and Chad Jones measures the welfare gap between Black and white Americans and provides a way to analyze policies to narrow the divide.

SIEPR's Rebecca Diamond examines the significance of everyday household expenses across the U.S.

Paid family leave support grew during COVID-19, Stanford study finds

Economists don’t always agree. On this hot-button issue, they do.

CBO director meets with SIEPR scholars, students

Stanford forum explores promises, pitfalls of basic income

His scholarship helped change how social scientists do their work. Here's how.

Neale Mahoney examines the impact of a hospital financial assistance program and finds that people saddled with unpaid medical bills are less likely to seek needed health care.

Jonathan Levin has been tapped to join the White House advisory panel on science and technology.