Inequality

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.

SIEPR Senior Fellow Luigi Pistaferri explains how the greatest burden of abortion restrictions will likely fall onto low-income women and minorities.

Research by SIEPR Faculty Fellow Rebecca Lester reveals how political bias influenced the federal Opportunity Zone program rollout, underscoring concerns of fiscal misallocations.

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.

In a new book, SIEPR Senior Fellow Ran Abramitzky and his co-author trace millions of immigrant lives to understand how they – and their children – thrived in the United States.

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.

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