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Authors @nealemahoney.bsky.social, @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social and Karsen Wahal also explain why AI's anticipated productivity boost, and the economic gains expected to follow, won't materialize anytime soon: tinyurl.com/y5nbusyx
🆕 Study looks at changes job seekers make to their LinkedIn profiles to match perceived demand for skills. AI mentions are ⬆️, DEI is ⬇️. SIEPR's @nickbloom.bsky.social, @gideonmoore.bsky.social & economists at @reveliolabs.com also identify heavy users of AI for resume help: tinyurl.com/3fvhne5d
🙌 We just said goodbye and thank you to 20 of our predoctoral research fellows, many of whom will soon begin their journey to a PhD in economics. Our predocs get to work with leading economists across housing, health, trade, finance and more. Meet Daniel Posthumus ⬇️
We are excited to share that @maya-rossin-slater.bsky.social, Arun Chandrasekhar, Petra Persson & @marcellaalsan.bsky.social, SIEPR senior fellows, have been awarded grants from @stanfordimpactlabs.bsky.social for research that promises to make a real-world impact. Read more ⬇️ tinyurl.com/SILawards
✂️ Cutting bureaucratic bloat: Daniel Ho, director of RegLab @law.stanford.edu and senior fellow at SIEPR & @stanfordhai.bsky.social, has been at the forefront of leveraging AI to help cities & states identify outdated, unnecessary rules. Time to get the scissors. siepr.stanford.edu/news/how-ai-...
What’s really going on with AI and jobs? With #AI rapidly advancing, so too are fears of a “jobs apocalypse.” In this SIEPR Policy Brief, @nealemahoney.bsky.social, @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social and Karsen Wahal synthesize what the fast-growing body of research is saying. tinyurl.com/AIpolicybrief
We also thank Stanford's Rock Center for Corporate Governance for co-sponsoring the event, as well as Kimathi Marangu, Stanford Rock fellow, for kicking off the event along with SIEPR Director @nealemahoney.bsky.social, who moderated the Q&A with Dr. Jefferson.
"You really can just fire the BLS commissioner," SIEPR's @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social, who Trump removed last summer as head of the gov't agency in response to weak jobs data, tells @financialtimes.com. Here's more from McEntarfer on the topic of trust in gov't data: tinyurl.com/3vj98ydh
🥳 Congratulations to Sebastian Bauer, PhD '26 from Stanford Graduate School of Business and winner of the SIEPR award for best student paper, a.k.a the Claire and Ralph Landau Student Discussion Paper Prize. Here, he talks about his award-winning research on airport congestion. Study link👇
Spam calls. Long hold times. Paperwork. It's the "Annoyance Economy" and virtually everyone hates it, say Mahoney and Chad Maisel, SIEPR policy fellow, Their ideas for ending the toxic cycle of frustration: tinyurl.com/8avnce9s
On Freakonomics Radio recently, SIEPR's @alroth.bsky.social talked about assisted suicide, one of many "repugnant" markets he discusses in his new book, "Moral Economics." Here's Roth on our Econ To Go podcast, sharing his insights into illicit drug sales, organ donation + more: tinyurl.com/47a3ufss
Meet Bruce Cain, a Stanford political scientist who researches two topics that make the news every day: energy & water, and how to ensure there's enough of both. Watch as he takes on our “Beat the Clock” challenge: to sum up his work, and why it matters, in 90 seconds or less.
Wall Street Journal confirms what SIEPR's @nickbloom.bsky.social has been saying all along: #WFH is here to stay, frustrating efforts by some big-name CEOs to haul workers back. Bloom explains this mismatch b/w bosses and employees on our Econ To Go podcast: siepr.stanford.edu/av/Econ-To-G...
Americans don't understand how money works. That's clear from a just-released survey of financial literacy, dubbed the P-Fin Index and co-created by Stanford economist Annamaria Lusardi. She recently talked w/ @nealemahoney.bsky.social on Econ To Go about this knowledge gap: tinyurl.com/2d598du4
US #immigrants don't work hard, follow the law or integrate into society like they did 100 years ago? "Load of hooey," says Bloomberg's Justin Fox, citing evidence from SIEPR's Ran Abramitzky, who spoke to the myths w/ @nealemahoney.bsky.social on Econ To Go. Watch the episode: tinyurl.com/5n95tn98
💡 Even on matters of life or death, peers strongly influence the choices we make. Fascinating research from Matthew Jackson, SIEPR senior fellow and @stanforduniversity.bsky.social economist, shows this in the context of West Point cadets during the Civil War. Link 👇
🧵 🆕: We recently hosted important conversations around 21st century financial innovations and the emerging technologies driving them: What's next for #stablecoins and the real risks in #privatecredit and AI models like #ClaudeMythos. Access full videos, read the event recap in links ⤵️ #Economy
We make financial decisions daily, but many haven’t been taught how to do it well. In this ep. of Econ To Go, Stanford economist Annamaria Lusardi talks w/ host @nealemahoney.bsky.social about the lack of financial know-how & how to equip people w/ tools they need. siepr.stanford.edu/av/Econ-To-G...
“The urgency is real.” That’s Lisa Cook, @federalreserve.gov governor, on the need for policymakers to understand AI's risks & rewards in the financial sector at our Policy Forum on digital assets & the financial system. Event livestream + agenda: tinyurl.com/bdduszd #FinTech #AI #PrivateCredit
📣 Happening 12:50pm PT today: Risks & rewards of rapid innovations in money flows, from stablecoins to AI. Lisa Cook, @federalreserve.gov governor, kicks off the day’s conversations at the SIEPR Policy Forum. Livestream + agenda: tinyurl.com/bdduszd #Stablecoins #AI #PrivateCredit #FinTech
Should California impose a 5% one-time tax on its billionaires? One of the proposal's architects, Emmanuel Saez, argues in today's @nytimes.com for why it's a good idea. Check out his fiery debate on the issue with @hooverinstitution.bsky.social's Joshua Rauh at our 2026 Summit: tinyurl.com/3ydsnbv9
Hear Roth talk about the trade-offs when markets and morality collide: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrE6...
Why does negative consumer sentiment persist and how do we revive it? The missing piece of the puzzle: tinyurl.com/udy6jppz. A new policy brief from former chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers @jaredb-econ.bsky.social and SIEPR predoctoral research fellow Daniel Posthumus.
Mark your calendars! #StanfordDayofGiving is May 13–14, when gifts to SIEPR will be matched dollar for dollar up to $5,000. Help support our groundbreaking economics research and next-generation programs. Learn more: tinyurl.com/5n8ttrn7 #CardinalGives
Let’s talk tariffs: They’ve been around forever, but rarely are they used to the extent we’re seeing today. In this episode of Econ To Go, @nealemahoney.bsky.social & Stanford trade economist @reddingecon.bsky.social unpack the tariff turmoil & how we're impacted: siepr.stanford.edu/av/Econ-To-G...
If patients don’t trust doctors, the consequences for their health + the economy can be far-reaching. In a new episode of Econ To Go, @marcellaalsan.bsky.social, a Stanford physician-economist, shares her research on patient trust + the importance of remedying it. siepr.stanford.edu/av/Econ-To-G...
178,000 U.S. jobs were added in March, reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics today. Can the numbers be trusted? Listen as @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social, who President Trump abruptly fired as BLS chief last summer after a bad jobs report, answers that crucial question. tinyurl.com/bdenuy9m
