Politics and Media
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聽鈥淢edical debt is a dark corner in the U.S. healthcare system, and shining a light on it can be 鈥渁 strong disinfectant,鈥 SIEPR鈥檚 Neale Mahoney tells "The Los Angeles Times."
August 06, 2024
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SIEPR Senior Fellow and Nobel Prize winner Alvin Roth discusses the pros and cons of time banking on a recent episode of the podcast "Freakonomics."
July 31, 2024
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The surprising economic upside to money in US politics
As election battles heat up and political cash arsenals swell, SIEPR鈥檚 Greg Buchak delivers insights into the leveling effects of unlimited campaign donations.
July 10, 2024
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Politicians must resist the temptation of using a recession to tick off costly wish list items, writes SIEPR's Michael Boskin for Project Syndicate.
July 08, 2024
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A Newsweek op-ed from SIEPR's David Brady and Bruce Cain on who the undecideds for the 2024 election are, and why it matters.
June 26, 2024
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How large might Labour鈥檚 鈥榙ullness dividend鈥 be?
Measuring economic policy uncertainty matters a lot, says Financial Times. The relevant correlations are established in a 2016 study from SIEPR's Nick Bloom and Steve Davis.
May 16, 2024
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New study from SIEPR's Hunt Allcott and Matthew Gentzkow evaluates Facebook, Instagram role in US election
May 13, 2024
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Facebook went away. Political divides didn't budge.
A 乐鱼体育-led study into how quitting social media affected users鈥 political views in the runup to the 2020 presidential vote has implications for this year鈥檚 election.
May 13, 2024
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A new study from SIEPR's Neale Mahoney adds to the evidence that competition for eyeballs may be warping our sense of the world.
May 09, 2024
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There is a gap between the research supplied by academia and what policymakers actually want, SIEPR's Gopi Shah Goda tells Financial Times.
April 25, 2024
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Economic Report of the President draws on work of SIEPR scholars
President Biden鈥檚 assessment of the nation鈥檚 economic health and groundwork for what鈥檚 next relies heavily on academic research, including the work of several SIEPR scholars.
April 03, 2024
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SIEPR Senior Fellow Gopi Shah Goda and Undergraduate Research Assistant Emma Casey explore the future of health insurance and health care.
March 18, 2024
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Sequestration and chronic underfunding have opened a yawning gap in American strength and readiness, writes SIEPR Senior Fellow Michael Boskin for The Wall Street Journal.
March 14, 2024
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A new op-ed by SIEPR's Daniel Ho and Anne Joseph O鈥機onnell discusses the federal government's workforce crisis and how to fix it. Read more in The Washington Post.
March 12, 2024
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Sizing up a competitor: How 鈥渢all鈥 is China?
Amid signs of trouble for China鈥檚 economy, two veteran diplomats at the 2024 SIEPR Economic Summit discussed the country鈥檚 future and the role of U.S. policy.
March 07, 2024
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Fiscal (in)stability: Behind the ticking time bomb of US debt
At the 2024 SIEPR Economic Summit, leading fiscal policy experts shed light on how the U.S. could get its finances in order and avoid economic catastrophe.
March 07, 2024
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A new USA Today piece discusses how immigrants have had lower incarceration rates than U.S. born people over the last 150 years. Research by SIEPR's own Ran Abramitzky is cited.
March 01, 2024
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Neale Mahoney named director of SIEPR
Mahoney aims to continue the institute鈥檚 impact by connecting its scholars and their research with state, national and global policymakers.
March 01, 2024
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Immigrants over the last 150 years have had lower incarceration rates than people who were born in the United States. Research by SIEPR's Ran Abramitzky is cited.
February 29, 2024
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The power of 鈥榞eoeconomics鈥 to make sense of a turbulent world
A new paper by 乐鱼体育 economist Matteo Maggiori offers policymakers a framework for understanding how economic power is used to achieve geopolitical goals.
February 22, 2024