Taxes and Public Spending
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Large-scale investment in research needed to maintain US agriculture
Senior Fellow David Lobell examines how U.S. agriculture productivity has been declining amid impacts of climate change and estimates the public R&D needed to reverse course.
March 14, 2025
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Could AI exuberance overheat the economy?
Chicago Fed’s Austan Goolsbee enthralled and enlightened as he opined on tariffs, AI’s surge, Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, and more at the 2025 Economic Summit.
March 06, 2025
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Jamie Dimon on the US, global economic outlook: ‘It’s all inflationary’
True to form, the JPMorgan Chase CEO didn’t hold back at the 2025 Economic Summit when discussing geopolitical risks, the ‘Hollywood Squares’ of remote work, AI, and more.
March 06, 2025
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Jonathan Levin: ‘How can we run the university more effectively?’
At the 2025 Economic Summit, Stanford’s president reflected on the challenges facing higher education amid efforts to cut research funding and raise taxes on endowments.
March 06, 2025
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We’re still learning from Silicon Valley Bank’s failure
Q&A: senior fellows Peter DeMarzo and Arvind Krishnamurthy discuss their research that offers a new take on what happens to bank balance sheets when interest rates rise.
February 25, 2025
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Does health insurance create jobs?
A new study by senior fellow Maria Polyakova sheds important new light on a key question in health care economics.
February 20, 2025
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New research reveals striking variations in pandemic recovery among U.S. school districts
Senior Fellow Sean Reardon co-led an analysis that finds widening achievement gaps but also pockets of success in regaining pre-pandemic achievement levels.
February 11, 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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Contributions of scholars in the Economic Report of the President
The 2025 report tapped the work of our scholars in its assessment of pressing economic policy issues ranging from global financial markets to remote work.
February 03, 2025
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Economic lookahead: What to expect on the global, US and California stages
Buckle up. With President Trump planning big changes for U.S. economic policy, scholars go beyond the headlines to identify key issues everyone should be thinking about.
January 27, 2025
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Easing the scarring effects of mass layoffs
Research by Faculty Fellow Michael Blank sheds light on the impacts of job losses and the trade-offs between unemployment insurance and job retention policies.
January 17, 2025
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Mapping the maze where the IRS could find billions in unpaid taxes
senior fellows Rebecca Lester and Daniel Ho are untangling the incredibly complex corporate structures some taxpayers use to reduce their tax bills.
October 30, 2024
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The future of global trade: ‘What’s going to hurt the U.S. is the U.S.’
Top experts on trade gathered at Stanford to discuss how American protectionism is reshaping the world economy and what to expect from a Trump or Harris administration.
October 29, 2024
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American innovation got slammed by the “temporary” end of a key tax incentive
A tax rule that was never supposed to go into effect has led U.S. companies to slash their R&D spending, Senior Fellow Rebecca Lester finds.
October 25, 2024
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A team of economists, including SIEPR's Hunt Allcott, has taken on a central component of the Inflation Reduction Act: the $7,500 tax credit for U.S.-made electric vehicles.
October 07, 2024
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Study finds EV subsidies in the Inflation Reduction Act help the climate, U.S. automakers — but at a questionable cost to taxpayers
A comprehensive new study from Stanford economist Hunt Allcott and his colleagues sheds light on the limited benefits of the electric vehicle tax credits under the IRA.
October 07, 2024
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Can global supply chains be fixed?
The pandemic exposed deep flaws in the sourcing and delivery of goods and services worldwide. SIEPR's Matthew Jackson explains what’s wrong and what needs to be done now.
September 12, 2024
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Striking costs of infertility point to importance of IVF access and affordability
Research by SIEPR’s Petra Persson and Maria Polyakova examines both the public and private impacts of infertility — from the toll on mental health to socio-economic dynamics.
July 12, 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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Adrien Auclert appointed as an economic advisor to French government
Auclert, a faculty fellow, adds macroeconomics heft to the French prime minister’s Economic Analysis Council.
May 10, 2024