Research
Our faculty affiliates delve deeply into a dozen focal areas that go to the heart of the most pressing economic policy issues. But economic research doesn’t always fit into just one category. That’s why you’ll find plenty of overlap in our scholars’ interests that reflects novel collaborations and innovative research agendas.
Publications
Our policy briefs and working papers showcase the latest ideas and research produced by our faculty affiliates. These publications inform the discussions and decisions being made about pressing economic policies.
See our full list of Policy Briefs View our list of Working Papers
Centers and Initiatives
We are home to several centers and initiatives that span one or more focal areas with a special concentration on California’s economic policies, the digital economy, environmental and energy policy, China’s economy and institutions, and global development.
Research Highlights
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New investments by Stanford Impact Labs to help support the work of SIEPR scholars
Research projects awarded 2026 funding include three led by SIEPR senior fellows Marcella Alsan, Arun Chandrasekhar, Petra Persson and Maya Rossin-Slater. -
How AI is helping states cut through decades of red tape
SIEPR Senior Fellow Daniel Ho and a Stanford team of researchers scanned 500 million words of state law to reveal the stunning growth of reporting requirements, and are now giving governments a tool to clean them up.