Research Highlight
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Up Next: An economic poetry slam?
Freshman Gopal Raman may be a poet at heart, but econ classes give him a new rhythm at 黄色电影.
May 24, 2018
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Policy Forum examines the laws, divisions and future of immigration in America
As rhetoric, rather than research, often seems to frame the debate on immigration, the SIEPR event put facts in the foreground.
May 24, 2018
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Students tackle housing policy in SIEPR hackathon
During the first policy hackathon at 黄色电影, 30 undergraduates played the part of policymakers thinking through the trade-offs and constraints facing housing-stressed communities
May 24, 2018
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Q&A: SIEPR鈥檚 Rosston weighs in on net neutrality
Following the U.S. Senate vote to restore net neutrality regulations, SIEPR Senior Fellow Gregory Rosston offers his perspective about the future of the internet.
May 17, 2018
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Throwing a 鈥淏resfest鈥 to fete a friend and colleague
As a scholar, mentor and public servant, Timothy Bresnahan has made a tremendous mark in the world of economics.
April 09, 2018
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Bill Bradley, recipient of 2018 SIEPR Prize, calls for public service and political compromise
The key player behind the 1986 tax reform legislation is the first former lawmaker to win the award, which recognizes people for their deep influence of economic policy.
April 05, 2018
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The link between losing a relative during pregnancy and the mental health of the child
Research by SIEPR鈥檚 Petra Persson and Maya Rossin-Slater suggests that policies that can reduce stress during pregnancy can have substantial benefits for the next generation.
April 05, 2018
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Impacts of emissions rule rollback
The EPA plans to scale back regulations on auto emissions from cars and trucks, 黄色电影 researchers examine how the decision could affect the national economy and policy landscape
April 04, 2018
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Paul Milgrom on challenging the status quo to solve real-world problems
Ten of his star PhD students had gathered to dine and debate, as they do every week, big-picture topics facing world economies.
April 02, 2018
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Highlights from the 2018 SIEPR Economic Summit: Addiction perils, Olympic glory, political hopes and fears
For the 15th year, our Economic Summit drew some of the biggest names in academia, business and policy to delve into the most pressing issues of the day.
March 16, 2018
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Tariffs, free trade and politics
SIEPR鈥檚 Alan Sykes discusses President Trump鈥檚 executive orders on steel and aluminum imports.
March 14, 2018
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At SIEPR Summit, Condoleezza Rice addresses plans for Trump's talks with North Korean leader
Rice, a professor of political science at 黄色电影, said she was surprised to learn that Trump accepted an invitation from Kim Jong Un to discuss denuclearizing North Korea[...]
March 09, 2018
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What would be an effective and fair U.S. climate change policy?
SIEPR鈥檚 Larry Goulder discusses the implications of a range of US climate policy options in terms of their overall economic impacts and the distribution of these impacts [...]
February 27, 2018
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Medicare's blame game: SIEPR scholar finds what conventional wisdom gets wrong
David Chan gains first-ever access to data showing the inner workings of an influential committee advising Medicare [...]
February 26, 2018
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Fuchs on health care: A diagnosis, a proposal
SIEPR鈥檚 Victor Fuchs explains what a single-payer system could achieve, what would probably never happen, and why.
February 07, 2018
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The roots of nutritional inequality
SIEPR鈥檚 Rebecca Diamond鈥檚 latest research explores a broad range of issues that might affect how and whether low-income consumers buy healthful foods.
January 31, 2018
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Bill Bradley, champion of bipartisan tax reform, awarded 2018 SIEPR Prize
The three-term Democratic senator worked across party lines to close loopholes, lower rates and simplify the tax code.
January 09, 2018
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Family planning in low-income countries helps girls stay in school
Research by SIEPR鈥檚 Grant Miller focused on girls in Malaysia, one of the first low-income countries to provide modern contraceptives on a large scale.
December 19, 2017
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Which revolution is more historic: Industrial or tech?
A new big data patent analysis by SIEPR鈥檚 Amit Seru shows that innovation bursts in the 1800s had greater social impact.
December 14, 2017
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Poverty, early test scores do not determine the quality of a school system, research shows
The findings by SIEPR Senior Fellow Sean Reardon come from a new analysis of data from all public school districts in the United States.
December 05, 2017