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Research by faculty fellows Maria Polyakova and Petra Persson is cited to discuss the rates at which relatives follow one another into the medical profession.
March 12, 2021
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The productivity boost to the U.S. economy from remote work could be as high as 2.5 percent, according to research by SIEPR Senior Fellow Nick Bloom.
March 05, 2021
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SIEPR Director Mark Duggan spells out the need for unemployment insurance reform.
February 23, 2021
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New research by SIEPR senior fellows Pascaline Dupas and Muriel Niederle, and their colleagues, adds to the growing evidence of gender bias in the economics profession.
February 23, 2021
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"If Texas is already straining, think about all the strain on the horizon," SIEPR Director Mark Duggan says.
February 20, 2021
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SIEPR senior fellows Pascaline Dupas and Muriel Niederle join more than 90 other economists in producing a study showing how women economists are treated differently than men.
February 09, 2021
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SIEPR's Nick Bloom discusses the pandemic鈥檚 effect on remote work, his research on the 鈥渄onut effect鈥 on city centers and more in this public radio discussion.
February 08, 2021
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SIEPR senior fellows John Taylor and John Cogan explain in this op-ed how stimulus checks will not promote economic growth.
January 13, 2021
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SIEPR's Nick Bloom talks about "the donut effect"鈥 or shift away from city centers 鈥 & how many firms are considering the hybrid system of working from home even after the pandemic
December 30, 2020
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Steep taxes and living costs combined with a rise in remote work are threatening California鈥檚 role as the center of tech [...]
December 20, 2020
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The pandemic's toll on California is "amplifying inequalities," says SIEPR Director Mark Duggan. "A hell of a lot of people in California are really struggling [...]
December 14, 2020
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Economics needs more women as field impacts public policy
鈥淲e cannot make progress on some of the most important issues facing our society today without a diverse set of voices contributing to the research and discussion."
December 08, 2020
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鈥淭here will definitely be more digital nomads鈥 as remote work becomes widespread, says SIEPR senior fellow Nicholas Bloom.
December 07, 2020
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As COVID-19 cases surge again, SIEPR Senior Fellow Caroline Hoxby discusses the latest unemployment numbers and stimulus proposal.
December 03, 2020
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Trailblazing economist and presidential adviser Edward Lazear dies at 72
The SIEPR senior fellow founded the field of personnel economics.
November 24, 2020
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鈥淲e have gotten half of a bounce,鈥 SIEPR鈥檚 Nicholas Bloom says of the initial economic recovery. 鈥淭he rest of it is probably going to take another two years or longer.鈥
November 09, 2020
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"The economy is being held back by the election in the short run, and by not having a vaccine in the medium run,鈥 Senior Fellow Nick Bloom says in this article.
October 22, 2020
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Zoom and gloom
Senior Fellow Nicholas Bloom and colleagues predict that one-third or more of all job losses during the pandemic will be permanent.
October 08, 2020
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Senior Fellow Nicholas Bloom writes in this op-ed, 鈥淔or many, working from home has been a productivity disaster."
October 07, 2020
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As the pandemic drags on in the U.S., Senior Fellow Ed Lazear discusses the S-shaped recovery ahead and gains in the employment rate in September.
October 02, 2020