Mark Duggan’s years of academic research have translated into ideas for policy reforms. After his third testimony before Congress on SSDI, the director of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research can point to the influence of his work.
Research Spotlight
Grade inflation is a hot topic in education circles. An A was once a mark of distinction. Now, at many schools, it’s the new normal. What’s not clear though is what the effects of this practice might be.
Expert Outlook
Lael Brainard spells out the “new normal” in response to the 2008 financial crisis.
Welcome to SIEPR
Events
January 19, 2016
Associates meeting with David Yoffie, Max and Doris Starr Professor of International Business Administration at Harvard Business School
February 11, 2016
Associates meeting with Erik Brynjolfsson, Schussel Family Professor of Management, Director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, MIT Sloan School of Management
Publications
What’s the Climate Worth?
Marshall Burke | Policy BriefWhen Interest Rates Go Up, What Will This Mean For the Mortgage Market and the Wider Economy?
Michael Best | Policy BriefLife in the Slow Lane: The Rate of Growth of Potential Output of the U.S. Economy
John Shoven | Policy BriefNews
New research by Senior Fellow Thomas Dee shows that postponing the start of school can lead to big gains for young students.
Senior Fellow Michael Boskin says the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership should expand trade and increase growth in the U.S., although it may invite stiffer competition from imported goods.