Experts explore AI’s financial impact beyond the soundbites
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A recent SIEPR Policy Forum cut through the noise on AI, stablecoins, and private credit – and what they actually mean for the U.S. financial system.
What happens when markets collide with morality?
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In a new book, Nobel Prize winner Alvin Roth explores morally-fraught issues through the lens of economics.
Rising gas prices, explained
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Stanford economist Neale Mahoney answers four questions about why gas prices are rising, despite record-level oil production in the U.S.
Stanford Law brings expertise to Hoover’s democracy initiative
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Law faculty are playing key roles in the Hoover Institution’s new Economic and Security Commons.
Past greenhouse gas emissions will cost global economy trillions
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Future climate damages from past emissions dwarf the economic harm already inflicted, a new study shows.
AI could spot the next financial crisis – but there’s a catch
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Research explores how regulators could use the predictive power of AI without injecting new risks into the financial system.
How to prepare as AI reshapes the workforce
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At the 2026 SIEPR Economic Summit, economists examined the latest labor data and offered guidance for navigating the changes ahead.
What a moonshot to end extreme poverty would cost
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Stanford researchers utilized household survey data from 23 countries to estimate the costs of alleviating poverty.
How to fix California’s child care crunch
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A new SIEPR policy brief unpacks the economic cost of California’s broken child care market and sheds light on the public investment needed for a universal child care program.
Decoding the proposed $72 billion Netflix-Warner Bros. deal
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Stanford economist Ali Yurukoglu examines the implications of the deal, from the regulatory process ahead to the potential impacts on the entertainment sector.