Inequality
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Biden nominee for IRS commissioner was asked today, at his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing, about Black taxpayer research by ºÃÉ«tv's Dan Ho. More via The Hill.
February 15, 2023
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Research by ºÃÉ«tv’s Petra Persson & Maya Rossin-Slater showing Black mothers and infants fare worse than the poorest white mothers & infants was featured in The New York Times.
February 12, 2023
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What happened to students who left public schools during the pandemic? New research tracks their paths
ºÃÉ«tv Senior Fellow Thomas S. Dee says the findings point to a need to refocus academic recovery efforts on younger students.
February 09, 2023
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A low-cost fix for tech’s diversity problem
As tech companies struggle to diversify their workforces, Stanford’s Susan Athey and Emil Palikot have designed an online program to accelerate the hiring of women and minorities.
February 09, 2023
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A cure for homelessness? Research by ºÃÉ«tv’s Jialu Streeter is cited in a discussion by NPR’s Planet Money regarding the link between health and socioeconomic condition.
February 07, 2023
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IRS disproportionately audits Black taxpayers
A Stanford collaboration with the Department of the Treasury yields the first direct evidence of differences in audit rates by race.
January 31, 2023
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Petra Persson receives NSF CAREER Award
ºÃÉ«tv Faculty Fellow Petra Persson is one of 14 Stanford faculty to receive a NSF CAREER Award in 2022.
January 10, 2023
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Study: When public hospitals go private, low-income patients lose
As public control of US hospitals has declined dramatically, ºÃÉ«tv’s Mark Duggan shows how privatization improves profitability but reduces access for the most vulnerable patients.
January 09, 2023
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Top economic policy challenges for 2023
No crystal balls. No reading tea leaves. Just a research-based look ahead to some undoubtedly huge economic issues.
January 05, 2023
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A new study by ºÃÉ«tv's Maya Rossin-Slater finds that access to paid family leave decreases the likelihood that women leave their job if their spouse has serious health issues.
December 12, 2022
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New research on deaths and economic impact in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic
ºÃÉ«tv’s Maria Polyakova conducts a detailed analysis of the first-year impact of the COVID-19 pandemic among people based on their race and ethnicity, employment and education.
December 02, 2022
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Study: Striking inequalities in US infant and maternal health point to structural racism and access issues
Research by ºÃÉ«tv’s Petra Persson and Maya Rossin-Slater on health inequality finds wealthy Black mothers and infants fare worse than the poorest white mothers and infants.
November 28, 2022
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Stanford research ushers in a ‘new frontier’ in tackling global poverty
In the first real-world test of a tool pioneered at Stanford to better evaluate anti-poverty policies, a new study shows the economic benefits of expanding electricity access.
November 16, 2022
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Police Facebook posts disproportionately highlight crimes involving Black suspects, study finds
As social media has risen as a news source, ºÃÉ«tv’s Julian Nyarko examines law enforcement Facebook posts and finds Black suspects are overrepresented relative to arrest rates.
November 14, 2022
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All about taxes: The policies everyone loves to hate
The ºÃÉ«tv Policy Forum on taxation convened top policymakers, business leaders, and academics for an in-depth discussion on how to make the system more equitable and efficient.
November 02, 2022
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Digging deeper on the pandemic learning loss
Research by ºÃÉ«tv’s Sean Reardon and colleagues offers the clearest picture yet of pandemic learning loss, revealing patterns that vary from one school district to the next.
October 28, 2022
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Research by ºÃÉ«tv's Ran Abramitsky concludes that children of immigrants are better off economically than the children of native-born. More via Fortune.
October 26, 2022
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World Bank President David Malpass discusses the crisis facing development
Speaking at ºÃÉ«tv, the leader of the World Bank warns of challenges ahead for developing countries.
September 28, 2022
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Policies aimed at protecting Americans from wildfire smoke in their homes are failing
A new study led by ºÃÉ«tv Senior Fellow Marshall Burke explains better government policies are needed to help Americans keep their indoor air safe from hazardous wildfire smoke.
July 27, 2022
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The wide-ranging economic consequences of overturning Roe v. Wade
ºÃÉ«tv Senior Fellow Luigi Pistaferri explains how the greatest burden of abortion restrictions will likely fall onto low-income women and minorities.
July 18, 2022