Policy Briefs

SIEPR policy briefs are grounded in academic research and inform economic policy debates and discussions.

Althoff, L. (2025). America’s got talent: The case for investing in public education. Policy Brief.
Bernstein, J., & Mahoney, N. (2025). Building an affordable economy: A three-legged stool strategy. Policy Brief.
Hornung, D., & Sampson, B. (2025). The ABCs of the GSEs: How changes to Fannie and Freddie could impact mortgage rates and homebuyers. Policy Brief.
Rosston, G., & Wallsten, S. (2025). BEAD’s bidding for broadband: Why Williamson’s 1976 analysis still matters. Policy Brief.
Biggs, A., & Shoven, J. (2025). How to raise the Social Security retirement age while protecting the poor. Policy Brief.
Harstad, B. (2025). Improving Tropical Forest Financing. Policy Brief.
Bernstein, J., Shaw, A., & Posthumus, D. (2025). The US budget math is looking dangerous. Policy Brief.
Carter, B., & Streeter, J. . (2025). Homelessness in California: Recent challenges and new horizons. Policy Brief.
Cowx, M., Lester, R., & Nessa, M. (2025). Bad breaks: Why US tax policies put innovation at risk. Policy Brief.
Seru, A. (2025). Fixing the Fracture: Reforming fragmented US banking regulation. Policy Brief.
Bloom, N., Davis, S., Barrero, J., Foster, K., Meyer, B., & Mihaylov, E. (2025). US executives predict work from home is here to stay. Policy Brief.
Mahoney, N., & Cummings, R. (2025). Framing the next four years: Tariffs, tax cuts and other uncertainties in the Trump administration. Policy Brief.
Waldinger, D. (2024). Regulating evictions: The role of landlords. Policy Brief.
Bloom, N. (2024). The next recession could boost working from home. Policy Brief.
Althoff, L. (2024). Policy approaches to addressing a history of racial discrimination. Policy Brief.
Doyle, C., & Suárez Serrato, J. C. (2024). Best-laid plans: How multinationals minimize taxes. Policy Brief.
Grigsby, J. (2024). Who is most affected by inflation? Consider the source. Policy Brief.
Conrad, E., Hehmeyer, P., & Cain, B. (2024). Overcoming roadblocks to California’s public EV charging infrastructure. Policy Brief.
Kim, B., Kim, M., & Park, G. (2024). The opioid crisis and the role of employers. Policy Brief.
Ahmed, S., Goda, G. ., Hahn, M., & Hehmeyer, P. (2023). Following the rules: Connecting academic research to policy. Policy Brief.