Housing and Infrastructure
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Who’s paying the price for California’s wildfires? ‘Everyone.’
A Policy Forum examined how government, business and academia can best address the rising economic costs of wildfires.
April 30, 2025
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survey: Californians weigh in on home insurance crisis, economic outlook
Uncertainty about how to fix a faltering home insurance market was one of several findings from the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research’s survey of California consumers
April 25, 2025
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"Integrating data across homeless services, health, and criminal justice systems can lead to enduring solutions," says SIEPR's Preeti Hehmeyer. Read more in the SF Chronicle.
March 21, 2025
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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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A new CalMatters article cites research by SIEPR's Rebecca Diamond regarding Prop.33 and its potential impact on the housing crisis.
October 18, 2024
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Researchers tap AI to identify racial restrictions in millions of property records
SIEPR’s Daniel Ho and fellow researchers trained a large language model that paves the way for faster, more accurate compliance with California’s anti-discrimination law.
October 18, 2024
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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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The San Francisco Chronicle quotes SIEPR’s Rebecca Diamond on her study of rent control in San Francisco.
September 28, 2024
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Ways to strengthen and stabilize California’s residential care system
A new report coauthored by Senior Fellow Alison Morantz examines California’s safety net of support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
May 31, 2024
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For the Colorado River and beyond, a new market could save the day
Stanford economist Paul Milgrom won a Nobel Prize in part for his role in enabling today’s mobile world. Now he’s tackling a different 21st century challenge: water scarcity.
April 10, 2024
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Economic Report of the President draws on work of scholars
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 scholars.
April 03, 2024
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Car loans are a hidden driver of the ride-sharing economy
Faculty Fellow Greg Buchak takes a closer look behind the ride-sharing economy. What happens when the drivers can’t afford wheels?
March 08, 2024
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The fix for US cities
A big city mayor, a top prosecutor and a leading urban economist had a lot to say at the 2024 Economic Summit about what ails American cities and how to turn them around.
March 07, 2024
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Neale Mahoney named director of SIEPR
Mahoney aims to continue the institute’s impact by connecting its scholars and their research with state, national and global policymakers.
March 01, 2024
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SIEPR's Goda joins Newsom's economic advisory council
Gopi Shah Goda is the newest member of the administration's Council of Economic Advisors
February 15, 2024
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Big cities foster socioeconomic segregation. Here’s how we can fix that
A new study by SIEPR’s David Grusky shows people in big cities primarily interact with others in the same socioeconomic bracket. Intentional urban planning could help change that.
November 30, 2023
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Testing whether cash transfers alleviate housing insecurity
Faculty Fellow Adrienne Sabety is conducting an innovative experiment to see whether a cash assistance program for unhoused people will help alleviate homelessness.
August 22, 2023
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What North America’s ‘ally-shoring’ means for immigration, trade
In a new era of immigration and trade, the 2023 State of the West Symposium at Stanford addressed how geopolitics could tighten ties between U.S., Mexico and Canada.
May 25, 2023
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“Some of it is that the most expensive places got really expensive. But also, the middle-tier places became more attractive,” SIEPR’s Rebecca Diamond tells The New York Times.
May 13, 2023
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A cure for homelessness? Research by SIEPR’s Jialu Streeter is cited in a discussion by NPR’s Planet Money regarding the link between health and socioeconomic condition.
February 07, 2023