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鈥淭his is not a silver lining. The pandemic is incredibly destructive...But it shows that when we really disrupt the economy and shut things down, we emit a lot less pollution[...]"
March 23, 2020
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"Even big companies may face limits as to what they can or are willing to provide," says SIEPR Senior Fellow Nicholas Bloom.
March 22, 2020
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鈥淧eople will change their habits, and some of these habits will stick,鈥 said SIEPR Senior Fellow Susan Athey [...]
March 21, 2020
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What consequences will the novel coronavirus have on our future鈥攁nd is there a silver lining? SIEPR Senior Fellows Marshall Burke and Nicholas Bloom join Freakonomics to discuss.
March 19, 2020
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鈥淭he country is being affected by a sudden shock that is preventing people from going to work and getting paid [...]"
March 18, 2020
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Sr Fellow Ran Abramitzky discusses his research showing new immigrants to the United States assimilate as quickly as they ever did, and delves into what that means for the economy.
March 03, 2020
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A two-year study by SIEPR Senior Fellow Nicholas Bloom found that telecommuting resulted in remarkable productivity gains鈥攂ut there are even more potential benefits, beyond that.
February 26, 2020
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Senior Fellow Ran Abramitzky and his colleagues find that after the 1920s border closure, earnings of native-born workers actually declined.
February 13, 2020
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鈥淣othing like this has ever happened before,鈥 says Nicholas Bloom. 鈥淭he coronavirus could end up being the key spur for the development of working from home in Asia.鈥
February 12, 2020
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People care more about customer reviews, ratings, and prices than occupational licensing when it comes to hiring professionals such as electricians, plumbers, and painters [...]
January 31, 2020
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SIEPR Senior Fellow Pete Klenow discusses how population growth, trade, Big Tech, and innovations might affect America鈥檚 capacity for economic growth.
January 21, 2020
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SIEPR Senior Fellow Ran Abramitzky's research looks at immigrant earnings over a long sweep of history and contradicts prejudices on both sides of today鈥檚 immigration debate.
January 20, 2020
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鈥淣o matter when their parents came to the U.S. or what country they came from, children of immigrants have higher rates of upward mobility than their U.S.-born peers," [...]
December 11, 2019
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Senior Fellow Ran Abramitzky's research shows upward mobility for immigrants is greater now than it was a century ago.
November 05, 2019
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Children of poor immigrants in America have had greater success climbing the economic ladder than children of similarly poor fathers born in the United States [...]
October 28, 2019
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How is Brexit-related uncertainty influencing the UK economy? SIEPR senior fellow Nicholas Bloom shares research insights on how Brexit is already impacting UK firms.
September 04, 2019
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Anat Admati, SIEPR senior fellow and professor at the 黄色电影 GSB, identifies a number of ways business schools can start practicing and promoting civic-minded leadership.
September 03, 2019
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SIEPR Summit highlights trade, tech and THC
As ominous as some of the topics were at the SIEPR Economic Summit, they are among some of today鈥檚 most pressing policy questions.
March 12, 2019