Research Highlight
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Inflation has spiked. Is it time to worry?
Consumer prices are rising and so are fears of inflation. SIEPR’s Monika Piazzesi weighs in on the pricing surge and potential warning signs.
July 27, 2021
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America's medical debt is much worse than we think
Neale Mahoney sheds new light on the troubling extent of America's medical debt and finds individuals in low-income areas and in the South are most affected.
July 20, 2021
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Evaluating the future of work in California
¹ÏÌïºÚÁÏ& the Stanford Digital Economy Lab are conducting research that will help evaluate how artificial intelligence & machine learning will impact the future of work in California
July 19, 2021
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Williams, Mahoney win 2021 ASHEcon Medal
Senior fellows Heidi Williams and Neale Mahoney share this year’s award that recognizes young researchers who have made significant contributions to the field of health economics.
July 06, 2021
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Hooked on your smartphone?
Social media and smartphone use rank above watching television, smoking and boozing in the top five things people think they ought to be doing less of.
June 21, 2021
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Maya Rossin-Slater wins Faculty Women’s Forum Award
Health economist and ¹ÏÌïºÚÁÏsenior fellow Maya Rossin-Slater is honored for outstanding work in supporting women at Stanford.
June 14, 2021
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SIEPR’s Gopi Shah Goda to serve in Washington
Goda, a senior fellow and deputy director of SIEPR, will serve as a senior economist as part of President Biden’s Council of Economic Advisers.
June 10, 2021
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Young Scholars: Primed and ready for launch
The annual Postdoctoral Fellows Conference, where up-and-coming economists present their work, is a hallmark of SIEPR's Young Scholars Program.
May 27, 2021
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Q&A: What's at stake in the Epic Games vs. Apple case
¹ÏÌïºÚÁÏsenior fellow and law professor Mark Lemley discusses the wide implications of the trial now underway between the "Fortnite" game maker and tech behemoth Apple.
May 11, 2021
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Q&A: Waiving COVID-19 vaccine patents
As the World Trade Organization considers waiving patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines, ¹ÏÌïºÚÁÏSenior Fellow Lisa Larrimore Ouellette explains the proposal [...]
May 06, 2021
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Study highlights the importance of risk perceptions during pandemic shutdowns
Maria Polyakova and Grant Miller underscore how individual perceptions of risk will play a role in the return to pre-pandemic norms and the effectiveness of COVID-related policies.
May 05, 2021
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Research reveals homes in floodplains are overvalued by nearly $44 billion
SIEPR's Marshall Burke shows almost 4 million homes in floodplains have been overvalued, suggesting that improved disclosure on flood risks could influence housing market outcomes.
April 29, 2021
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Beyond borders: The benefits of proactive policies in a pandemic
SIEPR's Matthew Jackson shows COVID-19 infection rates could be substantially lower with government policies that are more outward-looking and proactive.
April 27, 2021
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Study finds that paid family leave does not hurt employers
New research from SIEPR’s Maya Rossin-Slater suggests that employers are not harmed when workers take paid leaves of absence to care for family members.
April 12, 2021
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Study suggests a new approach for Uncle Sam to fight poverty
Faculty Fellow Jacob Goldin is among a group of Stanford scholars focused on increasing EITC participation.
March 19, 2021
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Vote-by-mail had surprisingly little effect on turnout in 2020, new study shows
The record number of absentee votes in the presidential election did not drive the extraordinary increase in the overall number of ballots cast, according to SIEPR's Andrew Hall.
March 15, 2021
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Keeping score on the world of college sports
Panelists at the 2021 ¹ÏÌïºÚÁÏEconomic Summit didn't shy away from talking about cutting teams, the prospect of unionized student athletes and the idea of nixing the NCAA.
March 10, 2021
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¹ÏÌïºÚÁÏEconomic Summit highlights money, tech and sports
Mellody Hobson, Raphael Bostic, Jeff Raikes and Satya Nadella were among the speakers at the 2021 Summit.
March 10, 2021
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Melding AI with health care and policy to combat human trafficking
The Stanford Human Trafficking Data Lab conducts critical research through a collaboration among academics, health-care providers and frontline trafficking experts and prosecutors.
March 02, 2021
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George Shultz, statesman and Stanford scholar, dies at 100
George Shultz, a former U.S. secretary of state and ¹ÏÌïºÚÁÏadvisory board member who wielded profound influence on American public policy, died Feb. 6.
February 07, 2021