Research Highlights
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Study spotlights a ‘jobs engine’ (that isn’t AI)
New research from SIEPR’s Neale Mahoney measures the huge surge in health care jobs and sets the stage for more on why patterns and policies are panning out as expected, or not.
March 25, 2025
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Study: Women take ‘substantial’ earnings hit during menopause
New research from Stanford economist Petra Persson is one of the first to examine the economic toll of menopause, which affects one-fifth of the nation’s workforce.
March 24, 2025
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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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Return to office? Not everybody is doing it.
In a new Atlanta Fed survey, Stanford’s Nicholas Bloom and Steven Davis and their collaborators find U.S. executives are strongly set on keeping work-from-home policies.
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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Young investors’ support for ESG dropped dramatically in 2024
An annual survey conducted by Senior Fellow Amit Seru and Stanford researchers shows a steep decline in investor enthusiasm for environmental and social priorities.
January 16, 2025
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Trade, tariffs and treaties
A new book by Senior Fellow Alan O. Sykes offers a timely look at international trade law and its economic underpinnings.
January 10, 2025
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Q&A: A new report on “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work”
The report, requested by Congress and co-chaired by SIEPR’s Erik Brynjolfsson and Carnegie Mellon’s Tom Mitchell, examines workforce implications of AI.
December 13, 2024
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AI boot camp brings Sacramento policymakers to Stanford
California officials dealing with AI policy engaged with the university’s leading experts on economics, public policy, regulation and technology.
December 09, 2024
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What soccer fans can teach us about the rationale — and distortion — behind financial choices
Loyalty matters: Faculty Fellow Kwabena Donkor finds that people align investment decisions with their identity and not only with potential profits.
November 26, 2024
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For major US cities, the ‘donut effect’ persists
New research from Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom finds that the country’s 12 largest cities may never again look like they did before the pandemic.
November 25, 2024
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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