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Following research by SIEPR's Daniel Ho showing that black taxpayers are disproportionately audited, the I.R.S. has pledged to make the tax system more equitable.

“Generally, antitrust laws take a dim view of agreements between competitors to divide up or not enter a market,” SIEPR's Greg Rosston told The New York Times.

Falling wages and unequal earnings distribution are among the reasons workers are striking, says SIEPR Senior Fellow Emeritus and Stanford economics professor John Pencavel.

A recent NPR piece profiles SIEPR Senior Fellow Neale Mahoney on his work to figure out how often people are paying for subscriptions they no longer want.

As Social Security celebrates its 88th birthday, SIEPR Director Mark Duggan unpacks the fate of the nation's most important government program in a new op-ed for The Hill.

“Our analysis shows that certainly physicians respond to earnings when choosing specialties,” SIEPR’s Maria Polyakova told the Washington Post. “There’s nothing wrong with that."

The standard the government sets as one of the largest AI purchasers will have a pronounced impact on responsible AI Innovation, SIEPR’s Daniel Ho tells Politico.

A new opinion piece co-written by SIEPR's Liran Einav in The New York Times argues that American insurance coverage is deeply flawed.

A new San Francisco Chronicle article quotes Thomas Dee, professor of education and senior fellow at SIEPR, on how students of color "vanished" during the pandemic.

Citing research by SIEPR's Daniel Ho showing the IRS audits Black taxpayers at a higher rate, The San Francisco Chronicle discusses the impact of race on the tax equation.

Research by SIEPR's Sean Reardon and co-authors shows it could take at least four years for student achievement to return to pre-pandemic levels.

Hazardous smoke’s economic toll is probably enormous, but an alarming data gap masks its threat, reports Bloomberg. “The science is just catching up," SIEPR's Marshall Burke says.

CNBC reports that remote hiring is expanding beyond traditional strongholds, like India, creating new “Zoomtowns” overseas and in pockets of the U.S. SIEPR's Nick Bloom is quoted.

“If you are vulnerable and have to be outside, it’s a great day to take paid time off,” SIEPR Senior Fellow Marshall Burke says.

Smoke from wildfires in Canada brought record-breaking air pollution to the U.S. this spring, reports The Washington Post. Research by SIEPR's Marshall Burke is cited.

AI leaders like SIEPR's Daniel Ho are pointing to reasons there should be more regulation in tech. Read more on Bloomberg.

SIEPR's Heidi Williams shares new ways to think about allocating research dollars. Read more about what this flexibility could mean for social impact via The Washington Post.

Research by SIEPR's Nick Bloom shows around 40% of American employees work from home at least part of the week. More via Bloomberg:

According to SIEPR's resident hybrid work specialist Nick Bloom, employees value the ability to work from home as equivalent to an 8% pay raise. Read more in the Guardian.

According to SIEPR's Erik Brynjolfsson, AI can be used to help humans do things that have never been done before. Learn more via The New York Times.