Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research

The official account of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, @Stanford's home for addressing economic policy challenges around the globe.

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🥳 Big news: We just learned that Our Econ To Go podcast has won Gold at the Signal Awards in the Education category! That's three awards from Season 1 alone! Catch up on episodes before Season 2 drops in November: https://t.co/n5QdDx2f6f

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🚼 For too many American families, finding #affordablechildcare is a serious problem. With policymakers across the country looking for solutions, @SIEPR's new Stanford Childcare Model helps them evaluate the effects of key reforms. Check it out: https://t.co/UXqxpakLVD

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Are AI data centers key to reviving US manufacturing? Today's investment in data center buildouts = at least 304,000 new jobs at suppliers nationwide, with more gains likely to come; SIEPR Policy Brief by @joshzoff & Ben Sampson. More on the numbers + the policy opportunity: https://t.co/mQvn6GFVDC

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Grateful to @JensenHuang for his timeless wisdom at the SIEPR Economic Summit! Watch the @nvidia CEO's full conversation here: https://t.co/q2LmSWKXgq

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

Nvidia CEO: Greatness does not come out of intelligence, it comes from character.

Character is not formed out of smart people: it is formed out of people who have suffered.

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@ValaAfshar Thank you for sharing @ValaAfshar! Timeless advice from Jensen Huang for sure. 👍

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🙌 Congrats from the SIEPR community! SIEPR Director @nealemahoney: "Economists worldwide know Bob for his groundbreaking research. His Stanford colleagues & students also know him for the wit & wisdom he regularly dispenses in seminars and meetings. Congratulations, Bob." #Nobel

[Hoover Institution @HooverInst]

Robert E. Hall, the Robert and Carol McNeil Endowed Professor in Economics and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and @Stanford University professor of economics in the School of Humanities and Sciences, is the recipient of the 2026 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

Hall was recognized with the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his contributions to the "microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilization," alongside economist Michael Woodford.

"Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford are awarded this year's prize in economic sciences for demonstrating how economic models could be reconstructed to revitalise stabilisation policy," according to an announcement from the Nobel Committee. "Rather than basing the models on statistical links between macroeconomic variables, such as inflation, production and consumption, they chose to build them on a microeconomic foundation. This encompasses an understanding for how the total mass of individual households and businesses affect the economy through their actions."

"Bob Hall is one of the most distinguished economists of his generation, whose work has profoundly shaped our understanding of economic growth, employment, and the forces that drive the American economy," said Hoover Institution Director Condoleezza Rice. "He has been instrumental in the way policy leaders think about the free market economy. This great honor is a well-deserved recognition of a remarkable career, and we at Hoover are proud to call him a colleague."

Read the full report from the Hoover Institution: https://t.co/qhFCMN9ulc

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Get ready to pay even more for healthcare. SIEPR Director @nealemahoney and Abigail Sanchez break down the increases in insurance costs in a @TIME essay and make the case that policymakers have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to step in and help ease the pain. Read on ⤵️

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🎬 A great watch: Find out why Econ To Go became an award-winning podcast in its very first season! 👏 Full Season 1 episodes here (Season 2 lands in November!): https://t.co/n5QdDx2f6f

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🩸 This conversation matters: With healthcare costs rising fast, we just co-hosted a forum in Washington, D.C. on the reforms urgently needed, featuring @SenatorAndyKim, Senator @RonWyden + top experts with bold ideas on addressing the affordability crisis. Summary here: https://t.co/wQqqMfdjjI

Among the topics covered:

➡️ Why healthcare affordability is at an inflection point
➡️ The unique challenges facing the "sandwich generation"
➡️ What's behind rising hospital prices
➡️ How to solve the medical debt crisis

We are immensely grateful to our speakers and to Lael Brainard and her team at @KitchenTblProj, who joined us in hosting the event.

Photos by Alex Polyakov

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(3/3) Stay tuned for Season 2 of Econ To Go, coming this fall! In the meantime, discover Season 1 or re-watch your favorite episodes: https://t.co/n5QdDx2f6f

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🙌 🧵Excited to share that Econ To Go is a finalist for a 2026 Signal Award for best education podcast! Now we need you to help us win by casting your vote before polling closes Thursday, Oct. 15! https://t.co/qX7cpkmtd7

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(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 ‼️https://t.co/twkg7nofW2

[Lukas Althoff @AlthoffLukas]

I am hiring a full-time predoctoral research fellow at Stanford @SIEPR to work on topics across economic history and the economics of AI.

[Neale Mahoney @nealemahoney]

Come work with us at @SIEPR on economic research and economic policy. The work is fun and the team is awesome. Application deadline for this round is October 8th. Link in the first reply. @econ_ra

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Washington Post story about the legislation, introduced by @CaptMarkKelly & @SenTomCotton:

https://t.co/0d49YPYKI7

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There's a new bipartisan push in Congress to ban cellphones in schools. @washingtonpost highlights research by SIEPR's @ProfTDee, Matthew Gentzkow & @HuntAllcott suggesting bans are a start but that more needs to be done to improve student learning + mental health. Links ⤵️

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Stanford summary of the research into cellphone bans: https://t.co/QtTOH2TbLO