Resources for Policymakers
SIEPR experts produce monthly policy briefs and are available to provide insights on a vast array of economic policy topics organized in our Focal Areas. Our faculty regularly testify on Capitol Hill and in state legislatures, and advise government officials.
Policy Briefs
- Biggs, A. ., & Shoven, J. (2025). How to raise the Social Security retirement age while protecting the poor. Policy Brief.
- Kazinnik, S., & Brynjolfsson, E. (2025). AI and the Fed. Working Paper.
- Bernstein, J., Shaw, A., & Posthumus, D. (2025). The US budget math is looking dangerous. Policy Brief.
Focal Areas
Our faculty affiliates delve deeply into a dozen focal areas that go to the heart of the most pressing economic policy issues. But economic research doesn’t always fit into just one category. That’s why you’ll find plenty of overlap in our scholars’ interests that reflects novel collaborations and innovative research agendas.
Research Highlights and Media Mentions
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The deeper reason for banking’s retreat
The Economist credits research by SIEPR's Greg Buchak in describing how regulatory red tape only partially explains commercial banking's retreat from traditional lending.
July 31, 2025
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Can Markets Trust Stablecoins?
SIEPR's Amit Seru warns in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that the recently passed Genius Act doesn't go far enough in regulating the digital currency known as stablecoins.
July 28, 2025
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Wildfire smoke: 5 things to know
SIEPR Senior Fellow Marshall Burke and colleagues are working to quantify the growing public health menace, using data-driven analysis to inform potential solutions.
July 25, 2025
Latest Working Papers
- Kazinnik, S., & Brynjolfsson, E. (2025). AI and the Fed. Working Paper.
- Baldwin, E., Iwasaki, T., & Donohue, J. (2025). Financial Firepower: School Shootings and the Strategic Contributions of Pro-Gun PACs. Working Paper.
- Bursztyn, L., Gentzkow, M., Jiménez-Durán, R., Leonard, A., Milojević, F., & Roth, C. (2025). Measuring Markets for Network Goods. Working Paper.