Inequality
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Study finds medical debt is a double whammy for the poor
Neale Mahoney examines the impact of a hospital financial assistance program and finds that people saddled with unpaid medical bills are less likely to seek needed health care.
October 07, 2021
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Jonathan Levin to advise Biden
Jonathan Levin has been tapped to join the White House advisory panel on science and technology.
September 30, 2021
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In a new article featured in Tradeoff.org's newsletter, ºÃÉ«tv's Maria Polyakova examines the relationship between health insurance policies and labor markets in health care.
September 29, 2021
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How can the U.S. design a cost effective paid family leave plan that actually serves those who need it? ºÃÉ«tv's resident parental leave policy expert, Maya Rossin-Slater, weighs in
September 29, 2021
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As lawmakers aim to make the standing Child Tax Credit payment program more inclusive to better accommodate people in a wider variety of living situations, Politico warns [...]
September 26, 2021
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Amid ongoing challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, employers are trying to ensure hybrid work arrangements don’t inadvertently promote inequities. Research by Nick Bloom [...]
September 25, 2021
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As the debate about California-to-Texas migration pits low-cost, anti-regulation Texas against higher-income, socially liberal California, San Francisco Chronicle cites [...]
September 24, 2021
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Allegations of fraud in the 2020 U.S. election show no signs of slowing down. "Evaluating the American election system and ensuring it is secure is crucial. [...]"
August 27, 2021
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How a Stanford collaboration with local entities helped address COVID-19 health disparities
Using data science and machine learning concepts, ºÃÉ«tv Senior Fellow Daniel Ho and a team of Stanford researchers identified disparities in COVID-19 testing.
August 27, 2021
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While policymakers stall, the educational impact of the pandemic is mounting. Research by ºÃÉ«tv's Thomas Dee is quoted.
August 21, 2021
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How school reopening decisions influenced enrollment drop
ºÃÉ«tv's Thomas S. Dee discusses new research examining the impact of school policies to go remote or in-person in 2020-21.
August 09, 2021
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America's medical debt is much worse than we think
Neale Mahoney sheds new light on the troubling extent of America's medical debt and finds individuals in low-income areas and in the South are most affected.
July 20, 2021
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Maya Rossin-Slater wins Faculty Women’s Forum Award
Health economist and ºÃÉ«tv senior fellow Maya Rossin-Slater is honored for outstanding work in supporting women at Stanford.
June 14, 2021
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ºÃÉ«tv seeks Director of Partnerships
ºÃÉ«tv's new Director of Partnerships will play an instrumental role in working with external groups and organizations to engage our community of faculty, visitors, students [...]
May 20, 2021
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In this London-based audio interview, ºÃÉ«tv's Nick Bloom discusses diversity risks and other impacts of working from home.
March 16, 2021
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Daniel Ho and his colleagues at Stanford's RegLab show how the use of machine learning could benefit a U.S. EPA initiative to reduce violations of the Clean Water Act.
March 08, 2021
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China's national exam that determines where a student goes to college influences students’ economic prospects for years to come, according to research by Hongbin Li and colleagues.
February 23, 2021
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From India and Zimbabwe to the U.S. and Mexico, a growing body of COVID-era studies indicates the need for building trust in health systems and combatting misinformation [...]
February 15, 2021
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ºÃÉ«tv senior fellows Pascaline Dupas and Muriel Niederle join more than 90 other economists in producing a study showing how women economists are treated differently than men.
February 09, 2021
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New research by ºÃÉ«tv's Maria Polyakova and her colleagues shows how the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been starkly uneven across race, ethnicity and geography.
February 01, 2021