Politics and Media
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How large might Labour’s ‘dullness dividend’ be?
Measuring economic policy uncertainty matters a lot, says Financial Times. The relevant correlations are established in a 2016 study from SIEPR's Nick Bloom and Steve Davis.
May 16, 2024
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New study from SIEPR's Hunt Allcott and Matthew Gentzkow evaluates Facebook, Instagram role in US election
May 13, 2024
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Facebook went away. Political divides didn't budge.
A Stanford-led study into how quitting social media affected users’ political views in the runup to the 2020 presidential vote has implications for this year’s election.
May 13, 2024
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A new study from SIEPR's Neale Mahoney adds to the evidence that competition for eyeballs may be warping our sense of the world.
May 09, 2024
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There is a gap between the research supplied by academia and what policymakers actually want, SIEPR's Gopi Shah Goda tells Financial Times.
April 25, 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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Senior Fellow Gopi Shah Goda and Undergraduate Research Assistant Emma Casey explore the future of health insurance and health care.
March 18, 2024
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Sequestration and chronic underfunding have opened a yawning gap in American strength and readiness, writes Senior Fellow Michael Boskin for The Wall Street Journal.
March 14, 2024
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A new op-ed by SIEPR's Daniel Ho and Anne Joseph O’Connell discusses the federal government's workforce crisis and how to fix it. Read more in The Washington Post.
March 12, 2024
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Sizing up a competitor: How “tall” is China?
Amid signs of trouble for China’s economy, two veteran diplomats at the 2024 Economic Summit discussed the country’s future and the role of U.S. policy.
March 07, 2024
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Fiscal (in)stability: Behind the ticking time bomb of US debt
At the 2024 Economic Summit, leading fiscal policy experts shed light on how the U.S. could get its finances in order and avoid economic catastrophe.
March 07, 2024
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A new USA Today piece discusses how immigrants have had lower incarceration rates than U.S. born people over the last 150 years. Research by SIEPR's own Ran Abramitzky is cited.
March 01, 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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Immigrants over the last 150 years have had lower incarceration rates than people who were born in the United States. Research by SIEPR's Ran Abramitzky is cited.
February 29, 2024
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The power of ‘geoeconomics’ to make sense of a turbulent world
A new paper by Stanford economist Matteo Maggiori offers policymakers a framework for understanding how economic power is used to achieve geopolitical goals.
February 22, 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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The latest episode of 538Politics by abcnews features Senior Fellow Neale Mahoney. Listen here to learn about his research on consumer sentiment, inflation, and partisanship.
February 01, 2024
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7 economic trends to watch in 2024
Policymakers have their work cut out for them this election year.
January 05, 2024
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“Generally, antitrust laws take a dim view of agreements between competitors to divide up or not enter a market,” SIEPR's Greg Rosston told The New York Times.
September 06, 2023
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Another payoff from trading stocks: Reducing political polarization
An experiment by senior fellow Saumitra Jha and his collaborators shows that investing — even when unprofitable — can be a lesson in building trust.
August 31, 2023