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When the Export-Import Bank closed up, US companies saw global sales plummet
In taking a look back at a temporary shutdown of the export crediting agency, ÿÈÕ³Ô¹Ï Faculty Fellow Chenzi Xu sheds light on the importance of trade financing.
May 15, 2024
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Facebook went away. Political divides didn't budge.
A Stanford-led study into how quitting social media affected users’ political views in the runup to the 2020 presidential vote has implications for this year’s election.
May 13, 2024
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IMF's Gita Gopinath: Geopolitics and its impact on global trade and the dollar
Gita Gopinath, the International Monetary Fund’s second-highest ranking official, discussed threats to the world economy during her visit to Stanford.
May 10, 2024
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70 years after Brown v. Board of Education, new research shows rise in school segregation
ÿÈÕ³Ô¹Ï Senior Fellow Sean Reardon and researchers at Stanford and USC launch the Segregation Explorer, a website providing data on segregation trends and patterns across the U.S.
May 07, 2024
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David Chan receives NIHCM Award for research on veterans care
ÿÈÕ³Ô¹Ï Senior Fellow David Chan receives the 2024 National Institute for Health Care Management Research Award.
April 17, 2024
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SF Fed’s Mary Daly: ‘Inflation was always going to be a bumpy ride’
During a Q&A at ÿÈÕ³Ô¹Ï, the longtime central banker talked about a wide range of economic policy issues.
April 16, 2024
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For the Colorado River and beyond, a new market could save the day
Stanford economist Paul Milgrom won a Nobel Prize in part for his role in enabling today’s mobile world. Now he’s tackling a different 21st century challenge: water scarcity.
April 10, 2024
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Q&A: Julian Nyarko on why Large Language Models like ChatGPT treat Black- and white-sounding names differently
ÿÈÕ³Ô¹Ï Faculty Fellow Julian Nyarko discusses his latest research using an audit framework to probe for race and gender bias in chatbots.
April 09, 2024
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The New York Times reports on a study from ÿÈÕ³Ô¹Ï's Neale Mahoney, which finds that medical debt relief efforts aren't going as expected.
April 08, 2024
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Study finds medical debt relief doesn’t always work
A first-of-its-kind study from Stanford economist Neale Mahoney finds that efforts to help low-income Americans by buying up their medical debt aren’t going as planned.
April 08, 2024
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Economic Report of the President draws on work of ÿÈÕ³Ô¹Ï scholars
President Biden’s assessment of the nation’s economic health and groundwork for what’s next relies heavily on academic research, including the work of several ÿÈÕ³Ô¹Ï scholars.
April 03, 2024
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‘Short bursts’ of tutoring improves young readers’ skills in only minutes a day, Stanford study finds
Research by ÿÈÕ³Ô¹Ï's Susanna Loeb and the National Student Support Accelerator shows the potential of a cost-effective tutoring model that can meet students’ varying needs.
March 12, 2024
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Car loans are a hidden driver of the ride-sharing economy
ÿÈÕ³Ô¹Ï Faculty Fellow Greg Buchak takes a closer look behind the ride-sharing economy. What happens when the drivers can’t afford wheels?
March 08, 2024
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The power of ‘geoeconomics’ to make sense of a turbulent world
A new paper by Stanford economist Matteo Maggiori offers policymakers a framework for understanding how economic power is used to achieve geopolitical goals.
February 22, 2024
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Staying ahead of inflation in 2024
In this Q&A, ÿÈÕ³Ô¹Ï Senior Fellow John Taylor discusses the economic trends he’s paying attention to in the year ahead.
February 16, 2024
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The far reach of tax laws: How reforms in the UK boosted Africa
New research from Stanford’s Rebecca Lester reveals how tax policies can have unintended effects around the world.
February 07, 2024
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Public pensions are mixing risky investments with unrealistic predictions
Research by ÿÈÕ³Ô¹Ï Senior Fellow Joshua Rauh on U.S. pension plans raises questions about their managers’ financial optimism.
February 05, 2024
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New report shows historic gains in pandemic recovery for many U.S. school districts
Research co-authored by ÿÈÕ³Ô¹Ï Senior Fellow Sean Reardon shows some rebound in math and reading but slower gains among poor students have widened the achievement gap.
January 31, 2024
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7 economic trends to watch in 2024
Policymakers have their work cut out for them this election year.
January 05, 2024
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Generative AI boost can boost productivity without replacing workers
In the first large-scale study of a ChatGPT-like assistant in the workplace, ÿÈճԹϒs Erik Brynjolfsson finds it can benefit less experienced employees — and make customers happier.
December 14, 2023