Social Sciences

News articles classified as Social Sciences

King Center on Global Development —

Researchers fill global migration data gaps

What if mobility across borders were aligned with temporary and seasonal work demands, and leveraged rather than discouraged?

Stanford Graduate School of Business —

Search engine ads add value

Are search engine ads just intrusive and scammy? Or do they provide real value to consumers? The questions demand data, Navdeep Sahni says – and now he has it.

Stanford Engineering —

How humans learn to read

Researchers know a lot about the decoding process and how to teach it. Understanding how comprehension works is a lot more challenging.

Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research —

Stanford summit tackles pivotal economic issues

The 20th SIEPR Economic Summit brought more than 500 leaders in business, academia, and government to campus to discuss and debate implications of AI, EVs, inflation, big city woes, and more.

Stanford celebrates 13 women’s history makers

Stanford celebrates the pioneering spirit that has been part of the university’s legacy since its inception, with a look at women who made history in medicine, math, athletics, business, law, economics, administration, public service and space.

Stanford Graduate School of Business —

Immigrant inventors are catalysts for creativity

Immigrants are known to make outsized contributions to American innovation. Research shows they make their native-born collaborators more productive as well.

Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research —

‘Geoeconomics’ makes sense of a turbulent world

A new paper by Stanford economist Matteo Maggiori offers a framework for understanding how economic power is used to achieve geopolitical goals.

Stanford Graduate School of Business —

Expanding access to health care after prison

People who have spent time in jail or prison often can’t get quality, affordable medical care. Two GSB grads are working to fix that.

Stanford Engineering —

Rule makers, rule breakers

Michele Gelfand explains how the concept of “tight” and “loose” cultures plays out in global affairs, national politics, and your own household.