Media Mention
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Golf at 3 p.m. Thursday? Sure, It’s the Afternoon Fun Economy
Remote workers have fueled a surge in weekday exercise, cosmetics and leisure — especially at the driving range, reports The New York Times. SIEPR's Nick Bloom is quoted.
March 16, 2023
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The US bank system is more fragile than you’d think
The US bank system is more fragile than you’d think, reports the Financial Times in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse. Research by SIEPR's Amit Seru is cited.
March 14, 2023
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Biden IRS nominee pressed on ‘troubling’ reports on audit rates of Black taxpayers
Biden nominee for IRS commissioner was asked today, at his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing, about Black taxpayer research by SIEPR's Dan Ho. More via The Hill.
February 15, 2023
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One small step for Social Security
"Capping the maximum benefit is a promising step toward solvency," writes SIEPR Policy Fellow Andrew Biggs in his latest Wall Street Journal feature.
February 15, 2023
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For remote workers, these U.S. cities are great places to live
The Wall Street Journal quotes SIEPR's Nick Bloom on how fully remote workers make up about 13% of working Americans. A new search engine could help those 25M decide where to live.
February 13, 2023
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Remote work is costing Manhattan more than $12 billion a year
Research by SIEPR's Nick Bloom shows Manhattan workers are spending ~$12.4 billion less per year due to the work-from-home revolution, reports Bloomberg.
February 13, 2023
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Childbirth is deadlier for Black families even when they’re rich, expansive study finds
Research by SIEPR’s Petra Persson & Maya Rossin-Slater showing Black mothers and infants fare worse than the poorest white mothers & infants was featured in The New York Times.
February 12, 2023
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Thousands of kids are missing from school. Where did they go?
"At some level, the reduction in public school enrollment wasn’t just a flight from public schools, it was a flight from communities," SIEPR's Thomas Dee tells AP News.
February 09, 2023
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The companies backtracking on flexible work
"Employees worrying about layoffs are now much more likely to come to the office on days they’re supposed to be in," SIEPR's Nick Bloom shared with BBC News.
February 07, 2023
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This doctor wants to prescribe a cure for homelessness
A cure for homelessness? Research by SIEPR’s Jialu Streeter is cited in a discussion by NPR’s Planet Money regarding the link between health and socioeconomic condition.
February 07, 2023
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Side hustles are twice as common as US jobs data suggest, survey Finds
According to the latest work-from-home survey by SIEPR's Nick Bloom, 10% of workers report having a main job plus at least one other side gig. Read more on Bloomberg News.
February 06, 2023
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Study: Paid Family Leave In California keeps women in jobs
A new study by SIEPR's Maya Rossin-Slater finds that access to paid family leave decreases the likelihood that women leave their job if their spouse has serious health issues.
December 12, 2022
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We polled verified Twitter users to find out how many will pay $8 to keep their checkmarks. The answer? Zero
Quotes Erik Brynjolfsson, senior fellow at SIEPR and at Human Centered AI arguing Twitter should reward account verification, not tax it.
November 11, 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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Stanford University economics professor says hybrid work is here to stay
“Technological progress to support work from home is taking off. If you look three, five or 10 years out, we’re going to have amazing things,” SIEPR's Nick Bloom shared with CNBC.
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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Public School Enrollment Is Down by More Than a Million. Why?
"These enrollment and population shifts are consistent with what we are learning about how the pandemic is fundamentally reshaping the broader economy," writes SIEPR's Tom Dee.
November 02, 2022
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Elites are making choices that are not good news
"As machines become better substitutes for human labor, workers lose economic and political bargaining power, explains SIEPR's Erik Brynjolfsson via the New York Times.
November 02, 2022
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Despite all the critics, California could soon rise to the world’s 4th-largest economy
“We have strengths and a lot of different sectors, it’s not just technology," SIEPR's Irena Asmundson says of California's growing economy. More via The Los Angeles Times.
November 02, 2022