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The official Bluesky account of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), Stanford University's home for addressing economic policy challenges around the globe.
Learn more about us: https://siepr.stanford.edu
Learn more about us: https://siepr.stanford.edu
💡 There's not enough money to deal with rising homelessness. This SIEPR Policy Brief 👇 details new evidence suggesting that gov't investments in emergency shelter pay off for the individuals served and for surrounding communities.
tinyurl.com/bdep3prr
#Homelessness #Poverty #HousingCrisis
tinyurl.com/bdep3prr
#Homelessness #Poverty #HousingCrisis
November 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
💡 There's not enough money to deal with rising homelessness. This SIEPR Policy Brief 👇 details new evidence suggesting that gov't investments in emergency shelter pay off for the individuals served and for surrounding communities.
tinyurl.com/bdep3prr
#Homelessness #Poverty #HousingCrisis
tinyurl.com/bdep3prr
#Homelessness #Poverty #HousingCrisis
Great example of #policyimpact: The govt's $42B rural rollout of high-speed internet will now come with a key condition — one that SIEPR's Greg Rosston and Scott Wallsten of @techpolicyinst.bsky.social proposed recently: Service providers receiving funds can't return to the trough for more 💰.
November 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Great example of #policyimpact: The govt's $42B rural rollout of high-speed internet will now come with a key condition — one that SIEPR's Greg Rosston and Scott Wallsten of @techpolicyinst.bsky.social proposed recently: Service providers receiving funds can't return to the trough for more 💰.
Congratulations to Mark Duggan, Stanford economist and former SIEPR director, on his appointment as director of the Munk School of Global Affairs & Policy @utoronto.ca, starting Sept. 1 2026! We thank him for his service to the Stanford community. He will be missed on The Farm!
tinyurl.com/4hm4h8um
tinyurl.com/4hm4h8um
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Congratulations to Mark Duggan, Stanford economist and former SIEPR director, on his appointment as director of the Munk School of Global Affairs & Policy @utoronto.ca, starting Sept. 1 2026! We thank him for his service to the Stanford community. He will be missed on The Farm!
tinyurl.com/4hm4h8um
tinyurl.com/4hm4h8um
A paper on child-care subsidies, drafted in 1988 by the late health economist Victor Fuchs, is now seeing the light of day. It’s part of a promise, says co-author @HershShefrin. Read the story ➡️ bit.ly/4hCTlrR on the enduring voice of the SIEPR fellow, @healthpolicy.stanford.edu affiliate.
#EconSky
#EconSky
October 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
A paper on child-care subsidies, drafted in 1988 by the late health economist Victor Fuchs, is now seeing the light of day. It’s part of a promise, says co-author @HershShefrin. Read the story ➡️ bit.ly/4hCTlrR on the enduring voice of the SIEPR fellow, @healthpolicy.stanford.edu affiliate.
#EconSky
#EconSky
📚 Public education made America great. In a new SIEPR Policy Brief, @lalthoff.bsky.social describes what research, including his own, says about universal schooling's vital role in enabling the #AmericanDream and why renewed investment is critical.
tinyurl.com/3czmc49t
#EconSky #EduSky
tinyurl.com/3czmc49t
#EconSky #EduSky
October 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
📚 Public education made America great. In a new SIEPR Policy Brief, @lalthoff.bsky.social describes what research, including his own, says about universal schooling's vital role in enabling the #AmericanDream and why renewed investment is critical.
tinyurl.com/3czmc49t
#EconSky #EduSky
tinyurl.com/3czmc49t
#EconSky #EduSky
Congratulations to Adrien Auclert @aauclert.bsky.social, SIEPR senior fellow and the recipient of the San Francisco Fed's inaugural Janet Yellen Award for Monetary Research for his early-career work on monetary economics! Link 👇 on Auclert's path into economics. #MonetaryPolicy #EconSky
October 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Congratulations to Adrien Auclert @aauclert.bsky.social, SIEPR senior fellow and the recipient of the San Francisco Fed's inaugural Janet Yellen Award for Monetary Research for his early-career work on monetary economics! Link 👇 on Auclert's path into economics. #MonetaryPolicy #EconSky
Evidence 👉 Black patients in nursing homes receive ~30% lower-quality "value added" care than whites within the same facility, from SIEPR's @nealemahoney.bsky.social and Liran Einav, with @mit.edu coauthors, in a novel study of 6.2M patients across 8,000 facilities.
Paper: tinyurl.com/53mes36e
Paper: tinyurl.com/53mes36e
October 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Evidence 👉 Black patients in nursing homes receive ~30% lower-quality "value added" care than whites within the same facility, from SIEPR's @nealemahoney.bsky.social and Liran Einav, with @mit.edu coauthors, in a novel study of 6.2M patients across 8,000 facilities.
Paper: tinyurl.com/53mes36e
Paper: tinyurl.com/53mes36e
New paper from SIEPR's Jared Bernstein @jaredb-econ.bsky.social and Daniel Posthumus delves into U.S. manufacturing's slide and what to do about it. Key insights: The 2000s China Shock tells only part of the story, and Trump tariffs will only make the underlying problem worse.
tinyurl.com/bbrmb28f
tinyurl.com/bbrmb28f
October 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
New paper from SIEPR's Jared Bernstein @jaredb-econ.bsky.social and Daniel Posthumus delves into U.S. manufacturing's slide and what to do about it. Key insights: The 2000s China Shock tells only part of the story, and Trump tariffs will only make the underlying problem worse.
tinyurl.com/bbrmb28f
tinyurl.com/bbrmb28f
What’s next for Fannie and Freddie: SIEPR’s latest Policy Brief, from fmr NEC deputy director Daniel Hornung and Stanford econ PhD student Ben Sampson, looks at 3 potential reforms and introduces a framework for assessing their possible impacts on mortgage rates, homebuyers.
tinyurl.com/35mxsnrf
tinyurl.com/35mxsnrf
September 30, 2025 at 8:48 PM
What’s next for Fannie and Freddie: SIEPR’s latest Policy Brief, from fmr NEC deputy director Daniel Hornung and Stanford econ PhD student Ben Sampson, looks at 3 potential reforms and introduces a framework for assessing their possible impacts on mortgage rates, homebuyers.
tinyurl.com/35mxsnrf
tinyurl.com/35mxsnrf
Please join us in celebrating Nick Bloom on his Clarivate Citation Laureate recognition for his work measuring economic uncertainty! Bloom joins a distinguished list of Stanford economists who have previously been honored, including Nobel Laureates Paul Milgrom, Robert Wilson & Paul Romer. Link ⬇️
September 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Please join us in celebrating Nick Bloom on his Clarivate Citation Laureate recognition for his work measuring economic uncertainty! Bloom joins a distinguished list of Stanford economists who have previously been honored, including Nobel Laureates Paul Milgrom, Robert Wilson & Paul Romer. Link ⬇️
🧵 The affordability squeeze in this country is real. In a new SIEPR Policy Brief, @jaredb-econ.bsky.social and @nealemahoney.bsky.social introduce a 3-legged framework for addressing the problem of rising costs for basic necessities, from health care to housing. tinyurl.com/f5hb93u5
September 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🧵 The affordability squeeze in this country is real. In a new SIEPR Policy Brief, @jaredb-econ.bsky.social and @nealemahoney.bsky.social introduce a 3-legged framework for addressing the problem of rising costs for basic necessities, from health care to housing. tinyurl.com/f5hb93u5
Lots of ideas in this proposed research agenda for economists thinking about the effects of #AI on the #economy, including implications for #innovation and #geoeconomics. Courtesy of
@erikbryn.bsky.social, @akorinek.bsky.social and Ajay Agrawal.
tinyurl.com/ycxjx4ah
@erikbryn.bsky.social, @akorinek.bsky.social and Ajay Agrawal.
tinyurl.com/ycxjx4ah
September 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Lots of ideas in this proposed research agenda for economists thinking about the effects of #AI on the #economy, including implications for #innovation and #geoeconomics. Courtesy of
@erikbryn.bsky.social, @akorinek.bsky.social and Ajay Agrawal.
tinyurl.com/ycxjx4ah
@erikbryn.bsky.social, @akorinek.bsky.social and Ajay Agrawal.
tinyurl.com/ycxjx4ah
📣 Applications open for the 2026 SIEPR Predoctoral Research Fellows Program. This is a great opportunity for college grads to learn how the economy works and explore careers in economic policy research. Deadline is Sept. 19 for a guaranteed full application review. Learn more: tinyurl.com/2p8x9nta
September 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
📣 Applications open for the 2026 SIEPR Predoctoral Research Fellows Program. This is a great opportunity for college grads to learn how the economy works and explore careers in economic policy research. Deadline is Sept. 19 for a guaranteed full application review. Learn more: tinyurl.com/2p8x9nta
Deforestation in the tropics will be a key issue at the upcoming @UN.org climate conference @cop30brazil.bsky.social. In our latest policy brief, SIEPR Senior Fellow @bardharstad.bsky.social outlines ways to strengthen a proposed global fund designed to help finance conservation. ⤵️
bit.ly/4ouaEyB
bit.ly/4ouaEyB
August 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Deforestation in the tropics will be a key issue at the upcoming @UN.org climate conference @cop30brazil.bsky.social. In our latest policy brief, SIEPR Senior Fellow @bardharstad.bsky.social outlines ways to strengthen a proposed global fund designed to help finance conservation. ⤵️
bit.ly/4ouaEyB
bit.ly/4ouaEyB
In our latest policy brief, Andrew Biggs and John Shoven of SIEPR make the case for 2 steps that could go a long way toward solving the looming crisis.
bit.ly/3HinGhJ
bit.ly/3HinGhJ
August 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
In our latest policy brief, Andrew Biggs and John Shoven of SIEPR make the case for 2 steps that could go a long way toward solving the looming crisis.
bit.ly/3HinGhJ
bit.ly/3HinGhJ
What if Meta had to sell Instagram? SIEPR scholar Hunt Allcott has new research on what might happen for Facebook and Instagram users and advertisers if the Federal Trade Commission wins its antitrust case against Meta, forcing a breakup of the social media platforms. Our story 👇
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July 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
What if Meta had to sell Instagram? SIEPR scholar Hunt Allcott has new research on what might happen for Facebook and Instagram users and advertisers if the Federal Trade Commission wins its antitrust case against Meta, forcing a breakup of the social media platforms. Our story 👇
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Now's the time to worry about a fiscal debt crisis, says @jaredb-econ.bsky.social, a Distinguished Policy Fellow at SIEPR. In our latest Policy Brief, the former chief economist for Biden and SIEPR’s Adam Shaw & Daniel Posthumus break down the budget math that point to trouble ahead.
bit.ly/45Vtl7s
bit.ly/45Vtl7s
July 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Now's the time to worry about a fiscal debt crisis, says @jaredb-econ.bsky.social, a Distinguished Policy Fellow at SIEPR. In our latest Policy Brief, the former chief economist for Biden and SIEPR’s Adam Shaw & Daniel Posthumus break down the budget math that point to trouble ahead.
bit.ly/45Vtl7s
bit.ly/45Vtl7s
🚨New research insights as Congress debates tax cuts
A study by SIEPR's Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato sheds light on how a cost-shifting maneuver used by U.S. multinationals to reduce taxes ends up inadvertently boosting R&D investments.
Read more about it here:
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bit.ly/44bS2vf
#EconSky #TaxStrategy
A study by SIEPR's Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato sheds light on how a cost-shifting maneuver used by U.S. multinationals to reduce taxes ends up inadvertently boosting R&D investments.
Read more about it here:
👇
bit.ly/44bS2vf
#EconSky #TaxStrategy
June 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
🚨New research insights as Congress debates tax cuts
A study by SIEPR's Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato sheds light on how a cost-shifting maneuver used by U.S. multinationals to reduce taxes ends up inadvertently boosting R&D investments.
Read more about it here:
👇
bit.ly/44bS2vf
#EconSky #TaxStrategy
A study by SIEPR's Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato sheds light on how a cost-shifting maneuver used by U.S. multinationals to reduce taxes ends up inadvertently boosting R&D investments.
Read more about it here:
👇
bit.ly/44bS2vf
#EconSky #TaxStrategy
📣Introducing the Industry Data Navigator … an app for sizing up the U.S. economy.
In the crowded landscape of U.S. government reports on labor, capital investment, manufacturing and trade, the IDN is a new tool to help policymakers and researchers turn heaps of complex data into useful insights.
In the crowded landscape of U.S. government reports on labor, capital investment, manufacturing and trade, the IDN is a new tool to help policymakers and researchers turn heaps of complex data into useful insights.
June 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
📣Introducing the Industry Data Navigator … an app for sizing up the U.S. economy.
In the crowded landscape of U.S. government reports on labor, capital investment, manufacturing and trade, the IDN is a new tool to help policymakers and researchers turn heaps of complex data into useful insights.
In the crowded landscape of U.S. government reports on labor, capital investment, manufacturing and trade, the IDN is a new tool to help policymakers and researchers turn heaps of complex data into useful insights.
💡🌎The U.S. is at risk of falling behind other countries in innovation. Why?
Our latest policy brief co-authored by SIEPR Senior Fellow Rebecca Lester highlights how U.S. tax incentives for research and development are now much more limited than those offered by foreign nations.
Our latest policy brief co-authored by SIEPR Senior Fellow Rebecca Lester highlights how U.S. tax incentives for research and development are now much more limited than those offered by foreign nations.
June 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
💡🌎The U.S. is at risk of falling behind other countries in innovation. Why?
Our latest policy brief co-authored by SIEPR Senior Fellow Rebecca Lester highlights how U.S. tax incentives for research and development are now much more limited than those offered by foreign nations.
Our latest policy brief co-authored by SIEPR Senior Fellow Rebecca Lester highlights how U.S. tax incentives for research and development are now much more limited than those offered by foreign nations.
Congratulations in order: SIEPR Senior Fellow David Grusky has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. His research addresses the changing structure of late-industrial inequality. Learn more about Professor Grusky and this exciting appointment: siepr.stanford.edu/news/david-g...
May 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Congratulations in order: SIEPR Senior Fellow David Grusky has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. His research addresses the changing structure of late-industrial inequality. Learn more about Professor Grusky and this exciting appointment: siepr.stanford.edu/news/david-g...
We are still feeling the energy from Friday's packed event. ICYMI: The '25 Economic Summit included a panel on AI, defense technology, and National Security. Many thanks to @hooverinstitution.bsky.social's Stephen Kotkin for moderating, and to speakers Arati Prabhakar, Nicole Perlroth, and Raj Shah.
March 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
We are still feeling the energy from Friday's packed event. ICYMI: The '25 Economic Summit included a panel on AI, defense technology, and National Security. Many thanks to @hooverinstitution.bsky.social's Stephen Kotkin for moderating, and to speakers Arati Prabhakar, Nicole Perlroth, and Raj Shah.
Hey now, you're an all-star: Thanks to all who participated in the sports economics panel at today's Summit-
🏀 Tara Vanderveer, Stanford Women's Basketball
🏟️ Roger Noll, Sports Economist
🏅 Gene Sykes, US Olympic Committee
🏈 Andrew Luck, Stanford Football
⚽ Nya Harrison, Women’s Soccer Alumna
🏀 Tara Vanderveer, Stanford Women's Basketball
🏟️ Roger Noll, Sports Economist
🏅 Gene Sykes, US Olympic Committee
🏈 Andrew Luck, Stanford Football
⚽ Nya Harrison, Women’s Soccer Alumna
March 1, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Hey now, you're an all-star: Thanks to all who participated in the sports economics panel at today's Summit-
🏀 Tara Vanderveer, Stanford Women's Basketball
🏟️ Roger Noll, Sports Economist
🏅 Gene Sykes, US Olympic Committee
🏈 Andrew Luck, Stanford Football
⚽ Nya Harrison, Women’s Soccer Alumna
🏀 Tara Vanderveer, Stanford Women's Basketball
🏟️ Roger Noll, Sports Economist
🏅 Gene Sykes, US Olympic Committee
🏈 Andrew Luck, Stanford Football
⚽ Nya Harrison, Women’s Soccer Alumna
We were honored to welcome Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorganChase, as our lunch keynote speaker at today's SIEPR Summit. Many thanks to @hooverinstitution.bsky.social's Michael Boskin for moderating, and to Mr. Dimon for coming out to @stanforduniversity.bsky.social. #EconSky
March 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
We were honored to welcome Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorganChase, as our lunch keynote speaker at today's SIEPR Summit. Many thanks to @hooverinstitution.bsky.social's Michael Boskin for moderating, and to Mr. Dimon for coming out to @stanforduniversity.bsky.social. #EconSky
The first panel at the 2025 SIEPR Economic Summit brought together academic voices from across the nation. Moderated by @grosston.bsky.social, we were proud to have perspectives from the Stanford GSB, @georgetownlaw.bsky.social, & University of Chicago Booth School of Business. #AcademicSky #EconSky
February 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The first panel at the 2025 SIEPR Economic Summit brought together academic voices from across the nation. Moderated by @grosston.bsky.social, we were proud to have perspectives from the Stanford GSB, @georgetownlaw.bsky.social, & University of Chicago Booth School of Business. #AcademicSky #EconSky