Research Highlight
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The price of fuel & fun: Study on purchasing power highlights income segregation across U.S. cities
SIEPR's Rebecca Diamond examines the significance of everyday household expenses across the U.S.
December 06, 2021
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What a 19th-century bank crash can teach us today
By digging through old bank ledgers, Faculty Fellow Chenzi Xu reveals the lasting impacts of financial crises.
December 02, 2021
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Paid family leave support grew during COVID-19, Stanford study finds
Paid family leave support grew during COVID-19, Stanford study finds
November 17, 2021
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Economists don’t always agree. On this hot-button issue, they do.
Economists don’t always agree. On this hot-button issue, they do.
November 16, 2021
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CBO director meets with scholars, students
CBO director meets with scholars, students
November 12, 2021
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Stanford forum explores promises, pitfalls of basic income
Stanford forum explores promises, pitfalls of basic income
November 10, 2021
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Stanford economist Muriel Niederle receives Oskar Morgenstern Medal
Stanford economist receives Oskar Morgenstern Medal
October 29, 2021
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“He’s just a normal dude”: colleagues celebrate Nobel winner Guido Imbens
Senior Fellow Guido Imbens gets a round of congratulatory greetings from Stanford colleagues for his Nobel win.
October 11, 2021
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Imbens’ work ignited an empirical revolution in economics
His scholarship helped change how social scientists do their work. Here's how.
October 11, 2021
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Senior Fellow Guido Imbens wins Nobel in economic sciences
Imbens and his co-winners were awarded the prize for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships.
October 11, 2021
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For doctors, taking medical advice is sometimes a hard pill to swallow
On average, doctors and their close relatives adhere to medical guidelines just over 50% of the time. The average patient complies slightly more than 54% of the time.
October 11, 2021
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Study finds medical debt is a double whammy for the poor
Neale Mahoney examines the impact of a hospital financial assistance program and finds that people saddled with unpaid medical bills are less likely to seek needed health care.
October 07, 2021
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Athey, Hoxby named to American Economic Association leadership
Two senior fellows will serve executive posts at the AEA in 2022 — Susan Athey has been named president-elect, and Caroline Hoxby, co-vice president.
October 05, 2021
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Jonathan Levin to advise Biden
Jonathan Levin has been tapped to join the White House advisory panel on science and technology.
September 30, 2021
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Policy Forum: Contrasting economic policy in California and Texas
SIEPR’s fall Policy Forum went beyond the rhetoric of the rivalry between the Golden and Lone Star states to provide a closer examination and lively discussion.
September 27, 2021
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Researchers find ninth-grade ethnic studies helped students for years
A new study by senior fellow Tom Dee shows students assigned to an ethnic studies course had longer-term improvements in attendance and graduation rates.
September 06, 2021
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How a Stanford collaboration with local entities helped address COVID-19 health disparities
Using data science and machine learning concepts, Senior Fellow Daniel Ho and a team of Stanford researchers identified disparities in COVID-19 testing.
August 27, 2021
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Study dispels two myths about telemedicine
As health care delivery evolves from the pandemic, Liran Einav and colleagues find that concerns over higher costs and lower-quality care from telemedicine may well be overblown.
August 10, 2021
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At SIEPR, the freedom to ask and answer ‘Is economics right for me?’
SIEPR’s undergraduate research assistants and predocs don’t have to be committed to a career in economics. They just need to be curious and open to learning.
August 09, 2021
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How school reopening decisions influenced enrollment drop
SIEPR's Thomas S. Dee discusses new research examining the impact of school policies to go remote or in-person in 2020-21.
August 09, 2021