Q&A with Mark Duggan, new director of SIEPR Tristan Vanech September 24, 2015 0 Comments Three weeks ago, professor of economics Mark Duggan assumed the directorship of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR). The Daily sat down with him to hear about his plans for... Read More »
Bruce Owen reflects on his time as director of the Public Policy Program Michael Gioia July 25, 2014 0 Comments Bruce Owen Ph.D. ’70, who has served as director of the Public Policy Program at Stanford since 2005, recently announced that he will be stepping down from his position. Deputy director of SIEPR and... Read More »
Meg Whitman, CEO of HP, discusses a wide range of topics at SIEPR Caleb Smith January 28, 2014 0 Comments Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett-Packard (HP), spoke at an associates meeting of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) on Monday evening, in front of a nearly full Koret-Taube... Read More »
Robert Mueller III, former director of the FBI, talks national security and technology Elizabeth Davis November 18, 2013 0 Comments Robert Mueller III, retired sixth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), visited Stanford last week to give a talk on the FBI’s role in safeguarding national security and... Read More »
Economics department to implement curriculum reforms Helin Gao April 29, 2013 2 Comments In an effort to combat an ongoing trend of diminishing student interest, the Department of Economics will implement a set of sweeping curricular changes next year. Read More »
Advocating economics Haelin Cho July 19, 2012 2 Comments John Shoven strives to contribute to global solutions through economics The word “economics” can bring to mind different images. Wall Street. Men and women in grey suits. Views of towering... Read More »
Lawrence Summers debates John Taylor on growth policy Aaron Sekhri April 5, 2012 4 Comments Economists Lawrence Summers and John Taylor Ph.D. ‘73 debated the implications of federal economic policy Wednesday afternoon as part of an event hosted by the Stanford Institute for Economic... Read More »
Immelt, Whitman speak at SIEPR Natasha Weaser March 14, 2012 0 Comments “There are one billion potential customers in emerging markets that we have to tap into,” CEO of General Electric (GE) Jeffrey Immelt said Friday evening to the nearly 400 attendees of the 2012... Read More »
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