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Surprising insights from a global study on perceptions of gender norms
SIEPR’s Alessandra Voena and her co-authors find a rift between what people believe and what they think others believe about certain policies meant to empower women.
May 17, 2023
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The real reasons stores such as Walmart and Starbucks are closing in big cities
SIEPR's Nick Bloom addresses the increase in remote workers shifting their time and money to the suburbs from city centers. More via CNN:
May 13, 2023
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Some remote jobs will still be hot in 5 years, and others ‘might not exist,’ economists say—how to know the difference
Remote work is here to stay, but why are some remote jobs disappearing while others are in high demand? SIEPR's Nick Bloom weighs in via CNBC.
May 05, 2023
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Consultancies are coming off a pandemic boom. Are they still worth hiring?
Consultancies hired “aggressively” because of “all the restructuring work coming out from the pandemic, which is now ending, says SIEPR's Nick Bloom. More via CNN:
May 01, 2023
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The top 10 buzziest companies Gen Z wants to work for—none of them are in Big Tech, says new report
“I don’t think the generative AI is going to replace workers, but workers who work with generative AI will replace those who don’t,” says SIEPR's Erik Brynjolfsson.
May 01, 2023
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Social (in)Security: Now's the time to act
Social Security’s clock is ticking. At the SIEPR Spring Policy Forum, top experts examined the program’s teetering finances and what happens next.
April 27, 2023
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A new look at immigrants’ outsize contribution to innovation in the US
SIEPR Senior Fellow Rebecca Diamond finds foreign-born inventors generate a disproportionate share of patents — and make their U.S.-born collaborators more productive.
April 14, 2023
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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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Embracing the economic beauty of aging
Birth rates are falling, and people are living longer. At the 2023 SIEPR Economic Summit, demographics experts discussed what this means for the economy — and for society.
March 09, 2023
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The future of tech: "The Industrial Revolution on steroids"
At the 2023 SIEPR Economic Summit, leading experts on technology and the workplace took a mostly optimistic view of what lies ahead.
March 09, 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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A low-cost fix for tech’s diversity problem
As tech companies struggle to diversify their workforces, Stanford’s Susan Athey and Emil Palikot have designed an online program to accelerate the hiring of women and minorities.
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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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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Top economic policy challenges for 2023
No crystal balls. No reading tea leaves. Just a research-based look ahead to some undoubtedly huge economic issues.
January 05, 2023
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SIEPR's Honigsberg urges lawmakers to reform corporate transparency
The faculty fellow went to Capitol Hill to tell lawmakers more should be done for the sake of investors.
December 14, 2022
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Q&A with John Cochrane: The pain of a recession and agony of stagnation
While recessions are difficult, they are temporary, says Stanford economist John Cochrane. What is more painful is long-term economic slowdown and stagnation.
December 08, 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