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At the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, we're working to address real-world challenges in economic policy in the U.S. and around the world.

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  1. 7 hours ago

    For this year's Management Top 250, the is using an indicator from Amit Seru to help measure innovation.

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  2. 10 hours ago

    Joseph Grundfest says that the California law requiring companies to add women to their boards of directors "pushes the envelope on affirmative action in a rather aggressive manner."

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  3. Nov 29

    Edge science, or research into novel concepts like targeted cancer therapy, is crucial to scientific progress. In this month's Policy Brief, Jay Bhattacharya examines how the NIH funds – or doesn't fund – this type of research:

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  4. Nov 28

    Congratulations to SIEPR Senior Fellow Mark Cullen, who has been named Stanford's senior associate vice provost for research.

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  5. Nov 27

    A new analysis of more than 9 million patents co-authored by Amit Seru shows that the third and largest wave of American innovation appears to be drawing to a close.

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  6. Nov 26

    A 550-mile border wall built in the last decade between the U.S. and Mexico came at a high cost to taxpayers, with little to no results, according to a study co-authored by Melanie Morten.

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  7. Nov 23

    SIEPR Director Mark Duggan explains why the new postgraduate fellowship is an important step in motivating students to help improve the lives of people who are struggling economically. Learn more here:

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  8. Nov 21

    To combat child poverty, California should spent $14 billion over the next decade, according to an analysis that SIEPR's David Grusky helped conduct.

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  9. Nov 20

    Working from home raises productivity by as much as 13 percent, explains Nicholas Bloom on the latest episode of Radio.

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  10. Nov 20

    Mehraan Keval, '18, talks about his expectations as he embarks on an 11-month fellowship to study the impact of Stockton's universal basic income program. Watch the full video here:

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  11. Nov 19

    Bruce Cain offers a few approaches to steer homeowners away from building in fire-prone areas.

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  12. Nov 19

    Steve Nelson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, visited SIEPR last week to meet with students and deliver a talk on how his company is redefining access to healthcare. Watch his full presentation here:

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  13. Nov 19

    Nearly 70 percent of requests from brokers to expunge their records of customer complaints were granted in the past decade, according to research by SIEPR Faculty Fellow Colleen Honigsberg.

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  14. Nov 16

    "When you influence policy, that really has the potential to influence many, many, many more people at the same time." SIEPR Director Mark Duggan explains why he wants to motivate students to engage in economic policy:

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  15. Nov 15

    An additional 548 miles of fencing built along the U.S.–Mexico border from 2007 to 2010 came at a high cost to taxpayers and only minimally reduced unauthorized Mexican migration, according to new research by Stanford and Dartmouth economists:

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  16. Nov 14

    "You do need cash. But you also need customers." Stephen J. Anderson discusses what small-scale entrepreneurs in sub-Saharan Africa need in order to succeed:

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  17. Nov 14

    Delaying retirement by three to six months has the same impact as saving one percent of your salary over 30 years, according to research by John Shoven.

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  18. Nov 13

    SIEPR Senior Fellow applied his research of labor economics to matchmaking. A delightful four-hour date followed, but not much else.

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  19. Nov 13

    A pilot program in Stockton, California, disburses $500 a month to randomly selected low-income households with no strings attached. But will it be successful? SIEPR's first postgraduate fellow will spend the year studying the program's effectiveness:

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  20. Nov 9

    Mehraan Keval, '18, is spending the year in Stockton studying the impact of the city's universal basic income program. Follow along with us throughout the year as he navigates the front lines of policy analysis:

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