Regulation and Competition
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Study: Advertisers win, users lose in an Instagram spin-off
Meta could be forced to sell Instagram if a court rules it’s an illegal monopoly. New Stanford research into likely advertising effects suggests a split wouldn’t be good for users.
July 14, 2025
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When companies love (not hate) high-tax countries
New research from SIEPR’s Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato explores what happens when U.S. multinationals shift costs from lower-tax countries back to the U.S. to reduce their taxes.
June 25, 2025
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San Francisco wants to use AI to save itself from bureaucracy
Politico features work by SIEPR's Daniel Ho and his RegLab to use AI to weed out "policy sludge" in the city's municipal code.
June 05, 2025
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‘Our country has a building problem’
The U.S. isn’t moving fast enough to meet demand for necessities like energy and housing. A recent SIEPR Policy Forum examined how the ‘abundance’ movement aims to fix that.
May 27, 2025
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When health care providers go bankrupt, patients pay the price
New research by SIEPR Faculty Fellow Adrienne Sabety shows increased hospitalizations, staff turnover, and higher use of physical restraints.
May 16, 2025
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Scoping the trade war: New tool tracks company responses to tariffs, economic threats
SIEPR’s Antonio Coppola and Matteo Maggiori leverage AI to develop a way of measuring how companies are reacting to President Trump’s tariffs and other forms of economic pressure.
May 09, 2025
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The next battleground in antitrust? AI
Ensuring a level playing field in high-tech has never been easy for antitrust regulators and enforcers. Speakers at the 2025 SIEPR Economic Summit say AI will make it harder.
March 06, 2025
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Private equity should be wary of wooing retail investors
"The industry risks becoming just another overregulated public market," writes SIEPR's Amit Seru for The Financial Times.
February 14, 2025
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SIEPR launches survey of Californians on the economy and government
The first California Economic Survey found residents were more upbeat about the economy, immigration and AI than the U.S. overall at year end. Will wildfires and Trump change that?
February 07, 2025
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Mapping the maze where the IRS could find billions in unpaid taxes
SIEPR senior fellows Rebecca Lester and Daniel Ho are untangling the incredibly complex corporate structures some taxpayers use to reduce their tax bills.
October 30, 2024
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The future of global trade: ‘What’s going to hurt the U.S. is the U.S.’
Top experts on trade gathered at Stanford to discuss how American protectionism is reshaping the world economy and what to expect from a Trump or Harris administration.
October 29, 2024
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Cities face limits on how they can expand rent control. Voters could change that with Prop. 33
For the third time in recent years, voters this November will decide whether to allow cities to greatly expand rent controls. Research by SIEPR's Rebecca Diamond is cited.
October 17, 2024
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California lawmakers advance Newsom’s plan to prevent gas price spikes
The Hill cites a recent op-ed co-written by incoming SIEPR Director Neale Mahoney about California's gasoline market failures.
October 11, 2024
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California's 'Click to Cancel' Law targets unwanted subscriptions
Incoming SIEPR Director Neale Mahoney is featured on a recent KQED segment covering a new California bill that makes it easier to cancel unwanted subscriptions.
October 04, 2024
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Limited gas supplies drive California price spikes. Newsom’s reserve plan makes sense
Incoming SIEPR Director Neale Mahoney has a new op-ed out in The Sacramento Bee. The piece discusses California's gasoline market failures.
September 30, 2024
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Can global supply chains be fixed?
The pandemic exposed deep flaws in the sourcing and delivery of goods and services worldwide. SIEPR's Matthew Jackson explains what’s wrong and what needs to be done now.
September 12, 2024
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Why advertisers pay more to reach viewers who watch less
When targeting viewers on TV and social media, eyeballs are not equal. SIEPR’s Matthew Gentzkow and his colleagues shed light on the competition dynamics of the advertising market.
September 10, 2024
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Vast government debts are riskier than they appear
A provocative new paper by SIEPR's Hanno Lustig gets central bankers talking at Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's annual gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
August 27, 2024
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All eyes on AI: Promoting competition
SIEPR, the U.S. Department of Justice, and Stanford GSB co-hosted a workshop on AI to hear the views of top policymakers, industry leaders, scholars, and content creators.
June 04, 2024
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Adrien Auclert appointed as an economic advisor to French government
Auclert, a SIEPR faculty fellow, adds macroeconomics heft to the French prime minister’s Economic Analysis Council.
May 10, 2024