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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🩸 This conversation matters: With healthcare costs rising fast, we just co-hosted a forum in Washington, D.C. on the reforms urgently needed, featuring Sen. Andy Kim, Senator @wyden.senate.gov, + top experts with bold ideas on addressing the affordability crisis. News story in 🧵 ⤵️

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

(2/3) We’re also proud to announce that Econ To Go just won Gold and Silver at the 21st Annual w3 Awards in the categories of Educational & Instructional and Video Podcast Series ‼️

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🙌 🧵 We're excited to share that Econ To Go is a finalist for a 2026 Signal Award for best education podcast! Now we need your help by casting your vote for us before polling closes Thursday, Oct. 15! vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ahead of Friday's #jobsreport, we recommend this fascinating conversation between ex-BLS commissioner @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social & Apurv Jain of @macroxstudio.bsky.social on the risks facing U.S. government data collection + a behind-the-scenes look at jobs day at the BLS. Full interview link ⤵️

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Lusardi recently joined our Econ To Go podcast to discuss how to manage money and why it matters. In the clip below, she talks with host @nealemahoney.bsky.social about the 7 concepts everyone should know to make smart financial decisions.

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"Try though he might," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent "doesn't have the tools" to push down #bondyields given above-target inflation, $40 trillion in U.S. debt + heavy competition for bond investors to help fund AI growth, SIEPR Director @nealemahoney.bsky.social tells @cnnipr.bsky.social.

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🧵Could #stablecoins shore up the U.S. dollar and bring down interest rates? For insights, @bloomberg.com turns to SIEPR's Amit Seru, an expert on financial innovation. Gift link👇 | Plus, Seru weighs in on stablecoins on our Econ To Go podcast.

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The Economist reports that AI's job creation is far outstripping its destruction, and reaches the same conclusion as @nealemahoney.bsky.social, @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social & Karsen Wahal in a new SIEPR Policy Brief: Fears of an imminent AI jobpocalypse are overblown: tinyurl.com/y5nbusyx

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🙌 We are grateful to have hosted members of the Congressional Budget Office at SIEPR for the second consecutive year. Three days of invigorating discussions exemplify our mission of bridging rigorous research and public policy. Catch more examples here: tinyurl.com/4jea8suz

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🙌 We are proud to share that Darrell Duffie and Arvind Krishnamurthy, SIEPR senior fellows and professors at Stanford Graduate School of Business, were invited speakers at this year's Jackson Hole meeting, hosted by the @kansascityfed.bsky.social.🧵⤵️

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Not long ago, Erika McEntarfer (@erikamcentarfer.bsky.social) was asked on our Econ To Go podcast if we can still trust gov't data. Here's what she told host @nealemahoney.bsky.social ⤵️. She had more fascinating insights to share. Check out the full episode: tinyurl.com/3vj98ydh

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

(2/2) Key takeaways: ✅ Total bans drove a 12.4% decrease in soda purchases. ✅ Partial bans had a more modest effect, as SNAP recipients shifted to other permitted sugary drinks. ✅ Excluding all sugary drinks nationally ➡️ ~$1.1B a year in benefits, mostly from lower health care costs.

Photograph of a grocery store refrigerated section stocked with soda bottles.

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Gift WSJ link: www.wsj.com/finance/inve...

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

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

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

🆕 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

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

🙌 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 ⬇️

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

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

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

✂️ 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-...

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

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

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

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.

Kimathi Marangu, fellow at Stanford’s Rock Center for Corporate Governance, welcomes attendees and introduces Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson.

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

👏 We are honored to have hosted Philip Jefferson, @federalreserve.gov vice chair, for an afternoon of conversations with faculty, students and other members of our community. We thank Dr. Jefferson for his insights into #AI & #inflation + his advice to new college grads: tinyurl.com/yfmred5e

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

"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

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

🥳 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👇

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

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

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

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

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

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.

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

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...

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

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

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

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

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

💡 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 👇

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

🧵 🆕: 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

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

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...

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

“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

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

📣 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

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

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

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Hear Roth talk about the trade-offs when markets and morality collide: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrE6...

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

What happens when morality & markets collide? Things get complicated. In this Econ To Go episode, Nobel Prize-winning Stanford economist Alvin Roth talks moral economics – markets shaped not just by prices but by human values/beliefs. Think sex, drugs, surrogacy: siepr.stanford.edu/av/Econ-To-G...

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

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.

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

‪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

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Do immigrants commit more crimes? Separating fact from fiction in the immigration debate is tricky, but not for Stanford economist Ran Abramitzky. In a new episode of Econ To Go, he discusses what 100+ years of data actually say about immigrants past and present: siepr.stanford.edu/av/Econ-To-G...

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

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...

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

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...

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

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

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Erika McEntarfer’s firing as Bureau of Labor Statistics chief upset leaders across the political spectrum. In this episode of Econ To Go, @nealemahoney.bsky.social talks with @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social about her exit & the urgent challenges in real-time data collection. Link: tinyurl.com/bdenuy9m

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