Research
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鈥檛 always fit into just one category. That鈥檚 why you鈥檒l find plenty of overlap in our scholars鈥 interests that reflects novel collaborations and innovative research agendas.
Publications
Our policy briefs and working papers showcase the latest ideas and research produced by our faculty affiliates. These publications inform the discussions and decisions being made about pressing economic policies.
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Centers and Initiatives
We are home to several centers and initiatives that span one or more focal areas with a special concentration on California鈥檚 economic policies, the digital economy, environmental and energy policy, China鈥檚 economy and institutions, and global development.
Research Highlights
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American innovation got slammed by the 鈥渢emporary鈥 end of a key tax incentive
A tax rule that was never supposed to go into effect has led U.S. companies to slash their R&D spending, SIEPR Senior Fellow Rebecca Lester finds. -
Researchers tap AI to identify racial restrictions in millions of property records
SIEPR鈥檚 Daniel Ho and fellow researchers trained a large language model that paves the way for faster, more accurate compliance with California鈥檚 anti-discrimination law.