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Economics
Latest Stories in Economics
November 25, 2020
The Bid Picture: Stanford Economists Explain the Ideas Behind Their Nobel Prize
Robert Wilson and Paul Milgrom show how auctions, if designed correctly, can help distribute resources more fairly.
November 25, 2020
“You Can’t Have Capitalism Without Capital’’
In this podcast episode, an expert explains the troubled history of Black banking, and how today’s racial wealth gap is rooted in centuries of discrimination.
November 20, 2020
The Research Revolution
Access to superabundant data has transformed the methods of scholastic inquiry — and possibly the basic tenets of inquiry itself.
September 21, 2020
Calculating the Health Benefits of Medicaid Expansion
A controversial arm of the Affordable Care Act reduced strokes, heart disease, and other ailments among older, low-income patients, a new study finds.
September 15, 2020
The Economics of Prioritizing Family Ties in U.S. Immigration Policy
Migrants from overrepresented countries arrive with less education and fewer skills.
September 1, 2020
Mapping the Good and the Bad of Pandemic-Related Restrictions
A new computer model developed by Stanford researchers could help policymakers choose the right reopening strategy.
August 6, 2020
How Segregated Are We?
Using GPS data to analyze people’s movements, Stanford researchers found that in most U.S. metropolitan areas, people’s day-to-day experiences are less segregated than traditional measures suggest.
July 29, 2020
When the Best AI Isn’t Necessarily the Best AI
Why organizations might want to design and train less-than-perfect AI.
June 30, 2020
Home Foreclosures Can Have Devastating, Long-Term Impacts
A new study finds that the repercussions of home loss extend to crime, divorce, and even student test scores.
June 26, 2020
How School Choice Systems Create Unfair Advantages
Lotteries for public school admissions unintentionally favor students who have the option to attend private institutions, a new study shows.