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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Steps the #Fed can take to end private sector financial crises forever (and don't require reforming big banks), from SIEPR's @JohnHCochrane and Amit Seru. Gift link ⤵️
#FederalReserve #FinancialInnovation
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🔥It's wildfire season, and SIEPR's @MarshallBBurke has important new research estimating the air quality impacts from prescribed burning vs uncontrolled fires. Prescribed burning wins.👇
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We have a new paper in @ScienceMagazine today on the air quality benefits of expanded use of prescribed fire, capably led by @ivanhigueram. Rx fire can lead to substantial net reductions in smoke, but effects will take years to be realized. Link/ deep dive in thread below
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How AI will change the job market, and how to prepare: insights from 16 top economists, including SIEPR's Nick Bloom (@I_Am_NickBloom) and Stanford @DigEconLab economist Bharat Chandar. Gift link ⤵️
#FutureofWork #AI #Innovation
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"The fired labor economist who couldn't get unemployment." That's SIEPR's Erika McEntarfer, who details her attempts to file for benefits after losing her job as head the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in an NPR segment on dysfunction in unemployment insurance programs. Link 👇
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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 @Dr_AnnaLusardi. Lusardi recently spoke to this lack of financial know-how, and what to do about it, on Econ To Go w/@nealemahoney: siepr.stanford.edu/av/Econ-T…
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Learn more about the 2026 P-Fin Index: gflec.org/initiatives/person…
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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 @justinfox today, citing strong evidence from @StanfordEcon's Ran Abramitzky, who spoke to these myths w/@nealemahoney on Econ To Go. Watch the episode: youtube.com/watch?v=s53lmkKv…
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Gift link to Bloomberg column: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
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At @SIEPR's Spring Policy Forum last week, BWC Member @GhamamiSamim moderated a panel on AI's evolving role in finance. Watch the panel below, and see Ghamami's contributions to BWC's work on AI, including our recent publication on the use of generative AI to provide financial advice: brettonwoods.org/artificial-…
(5/6) A SIEPR Policy Forum focused on #AI as a force for potential good and bad in the financial sector, with @GhamamiSamim, Michael Hsu (former acting head of the @USOCC), Kristin Johnson (former @CFTC commissioner), & Christopher Martin (@BNYglobal):
youtube.com/watch?v=tUhK2fv0…
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Even when making decisions on matters of life or death, peers strongly influence the choices we make. Newly published research from @JacksonmMatt, SIEPR senior fellow, shows this in the context of West Point cadets during the Civil War. Link 👇
#SocialScience #BehavioralScience
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🆕 🧵We recently hosted urgent conversations around 21st century financial innovations and the emerging technologies driving them: What's next for #stablecoins, real risks in #privatecredit, and what AI models like #Mythos signal for the financial system. Full videos in links ⤵️
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(5/6) A SIEPR Policy Forum focused on #AI as a force for potential good and bad in the financial sector, with @GhamamiSamim, Michael Hsu (former acting head of the @USOCC), Kristin Johnson (former @CFTC commissioner), & Christopher Martin (@BNYglobal):
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(6/6) The SIEPR Policy Forum closed with a Q&A with Randal Quarles, the Fed's vice chair for supervision from 2017 to 2021. Quarles offered his take on which perceived risks to financial stability are real. SIEPR's @RaminToloui moderated the conversation: youtube.com/watch?v=c4ZTcFps…
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We all want to be smart with money, but many of us lack the tools to, say, manage our debt or save for retirement. In a new episode of Econ To Go, @Dr_AnnaLusardi talks with host @NealeMahoney about how best to equip people with the personal finance skills they need to succeed: siepr.stanford.edu/av/Econ-T…
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Mahoney and Lusardi explore several key themes, including:
→ Why financial literacy is more essential than ever
→ 7 ways to assess your financial “health”
→ The biggest misconceptions about money
→ Crypto, private equity & other investment risks
→ The power of diversification low fees
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