Taxes and Public Spending

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.

A tax rule that was never supposed to go into effect has led U.S. companies to slash their R&D spending, SIEPR Senior Fellow Rebecca Lester finds.

A comprehensive new study from Stanford economist Hunt Allcott and his colleagues sheds light on the limited benefits of the electric vehicle tax credits under the IRA.

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.

Research by SIEPR’s Petra Persson and Maria Polyakova examines both the public and private impacts of infertility — from the toll on mental health to socio-economic dynamics.

A new report coauthored by SIEPR Senior Fellow Alison Morantz examines California’s safety net of support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Auclert, a SIEPR faculty fellow, adds macroeconomics heft to the French prime minister’s Economic Analysis Council.

SIEPR senior fellows Daniel Ho and Muriel Niederle join a distinguished group of members who are recognized for excellence and leadership in work that advances the common good.

A first-of-its-kind study from Stanford economist Neale Mahoney finds that efforts to help low-income Americans by buying up their medical debt aren’t going as planned.

President Biden’s assessment of the nation’s economic health and groundwork for what’s next relies heavily on academic research, including the work of several SIEPR scholars.

A big city mayor, a top prosecutor and a leading urban economist had a lot to say at the 2024 SIEPR Economic Summit about what ails American cities and how to turn them around.

At the 2024 SIEPR Economic Summit, health care experts discussed solutions to a concern that 75 percent Americans share: How to make medical care affordable and accessible.

Federal Reserve governor Adriana Kugler discussed today’s economy, declining wealth inequality and the importance of academic research at the 2024 SIEPR Economic Summit.

At the 2024 SIEPR Economic Summit, leading fiscal policy experts shed light on how the U.S. could get its finances in order and avoid economic catastrophe.

Mahoney aims to continue the institute’s impact by connecting its scholars and their research with state, national and global policymakers.

A new paper by Stanford economist Matteo Maggiori offers policymakers a framework for understanding how economic power is used to achieve geopolitical goals.

In this Q&A, SIEPR Senior Fellow John Taylor discusses the economic trends he’s paying attention to in the year ahead.

Gopi Shah Goda is the newest member of the administration's Council of Economic Advisors