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Richard Kovacevich, Chairman of Wells Fargo spoke to the SIEPR Economic Summit audience about what happened to our financial services industry, how it happened and how to avoid it ever happening again.
March 13, 2009

Richard Kovacevich
Richard Kovacevich

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Condoleezza Rice spoke during her opening address at the Economic Summit about the political and diplomatic challenges facing the United States during this time.
March 13, 2009

Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice

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Robert Rubin spoke at the SIEPR Economic Summit about the current state of the financial markets, but also noted that we are at the juncture of looking at the long-term financial outlook for our economy and what that means.
March 13, 2009

Robert Rubin
Robert Rubin

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Rubin, Rice talk of financial crisis
March 13, 2009

 

Investors See a Glimmer and Shares Soar Worldwide
March 13, 2009

 

Even The Employed Suffering During Economic Crunch
March 8, 2009

 

China's Soaring Bank Lending Stands Out In Global Downturn
March 7, 2009

 

Obama Touts U.S. Economic Gains Amid Grim News
March 6, 2009

 

Ivory Tower Unswayed by Crashing Economy
March 4, 2009

 

John Edwin Mroz and David Kilcullen from the EastWest Institute (EWI) reflected on the question Can the Obama Administration Succeed in Crafting a Regional Approach to Stability in Afghanistan and Pakistan that is Economically Viable? at Associates meeting in March..
March 4, 2009

  
John Edwin Mroz and David Kilcullen


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Obama's tax plan will hit Silicon Valley hard
February 28, 2009

 

Palo Alto Online - Arount Town GRANTED ...
February 27, 2009

  • SIEPR researcher Michele Tertilt mentioned in Palo Alto Online article as one of three acclaimed Stanford University scholars who received $50,000 grants from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation this week. Arount Town  GRANTED ....
 

2003 Economics Nobel Prize Winner, Robert Engle talked about What is Happening to Financial Market Volatility and Why? at the February Associates meeting.
February 26, 2009

Robert Engle
Robert Engle

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Slides - power point version click here (13mb)

Slides - pdf version click here (5mb)


 

The new SIEPR building is taking shape---the John and Cynthia Fry Gunn Building will be SIEPR's new home by the end of 2009.
February, 2009

  
SIEPR's New Home



 

Obama's Budget Proposal
February 26, 2009

 

SIEPR director John Shoven talks about the recent stock drop and the overall economy to Channel #7 News.
February 23, 2009

John Shoven
John Shoven

Videoclip click here 2:35 min video


 

How On Earth Do We Get Out Of This Economic Meltdown Mess?
February 15, 2009

 

What Caused the Crisis
February 13, 2009

 

China's Dollar Link Could Be a Depression Stopper
February 13, 2009

 

Stimulus Bill Passed
February 10, 2009

 

How Government Created the Financial Crisis
Research shows the failure to rescue Lehman did not trigger the fall panic.
February 9, 2009

 

Fed's Expanded Market Role Fuels Fierce Debate
February 7, 2009

 

How To Get A Bead On Your True Love
February 6, 2009

 

Let's Start Brand New Banks
February 6, 2009

 

Obama Economic Advisory Board: Few Dissenting Voices
February 6, 2009

 

'Think Long' to Solve the Crisis
January 30, 2009

 

Toiling at Treasury: Geithner Assembling Staff
January 29, 2009

 

The Big Fix.
January 27, 2009

  • Paul Romer, SIEPR senior fellow is quoted in NY Times article The Big Fix.
 

Designing it right
January 26, 2009

  • Environmental Finance magazine article by Roger Noll, SIEPR senior fellow and Joe Nation, Public Policy faculty Designing it right. (pdf)
 

Obama Orders Fuel Efficiency: The president clears away obstacles to reducing U.S. gasoline consumption
January 26, 2009

 

Popular? Tight With Your Friends? Maybe It's Your Genes.
January 26, 2009

 

Geithner Is Exactly Wrong on China Trade
The dollar-yuan link has been a great boon to world prosperity.
January 26, 2009

 

California's Energy Efficiency An Economic Boon
January 26, 2009

 

The Bottom Line On Bay Area Business
January 25, 2009

 

Saving the digital transition
January 24, 2009

 

Investors Want Clarity Before They Take Risks
Obama could calm markets with some swift policy moves and reassuring words.
January 23, 2009

 

SIEPR director John Shoven talks about the economy to KGO TV Channel 7's News.
January 22, 2009

John Shoven
John Shoven

Videoclip click here 3:05 min video


 

SIEPR director John Shoven and chief economist of Comerica Bank, Dana Johnson spoke to a crowd at the Santa Clara Convention Center about bailouts, unemployment and inflation--and how much better off we are in this recession than the time of the Great Depression.
January 22, 2009

Dana Johnson, John Shoven
Dana Johnson, John Shoven

Videoclip click here 18 min video


 

Recession End in Sight?
January 16, 2009

 

'Major initiative' being announced at Stanford
January 12, 2009

 

Obama lays out his stimulus proposal
January 9, 2009

 

Jobs Disappearing Rapidly
January 9, 2009

  • Bruce Owen, Siepr Senior Fellow and Public Policy Progran Director, discusses the factors behind the rash of job losses, and how Obama's plans to refine his economic plan fit in on KCBS radio Jobs Disappearing RapidlyAudio clip 5:10 min audio (mp3).
 

Economists Explain Why Hints of the Economic Crisis Eluded Them.
January 9, 2009

Caroline Hoxby
Carloine Hoxby

Videoclip click here 9:58 min video

Audio clip click here 10:12 min audio (mp3)


 

Conservatives' views of stimulus package
January 8, 2009

 

What's Good for Your Household May Be Bad for the Economy.
January 7, 2009


 

Economics Nobel winner A. Michael Spence presented his views on the developing world, the financial crisis and global trends and challenges in a talk given to Associates in January, 2009.
January 6, 2009

Michael Spence

Videoclip click here 17 min video

Videoclip click here 54 min video (50mb)


 

Outspoken Fed Critic Taylor Coins 'Mondustrial Policy'
January 5, 2009

 

Bios Of The New Tax Commission Members
December 12, 2008

 

King stands by with new shock therapy
December 7, 2008

 

NCUA and Trades Meet Obama Transition Officials
December 4, 2008

 

False cures for the recession
December 4, 2008

 

First deputy managing director of the IMF, John Lipsky spoke about the international economy and SIEPR honorary chair, George Shultz spoke to the audience about the domestic economy on December 3 in San Francisco.
December 3, 2008

John Lipsky   George Shultz
John Lipsky                                           George Shultz

John Shoven   J. Lipsky, J. Shoven, G. Shultz
               John Shoven                                      John Lipsky, John Shoven, George Shultz


Video clip click here 18:00 min video John Lipsky

Video clip click here 23:00 min video George Shultz

Video clip click here 1:30: min video


 

Stanford-Bipartisan Center Issues Key Recommendations Concerning California Cap and Trade Market
December 4, 2008

 

Why the BCS Will Always Be a Mess
December 2, 2008

 

The Bils-Klenow Stimulus Plan
December 2, 2008

 

Dow Tumbles
December 1, 2008

  • Bruce Owen, SIEPR senior fellow and Public Policy Program director is interviewed on KCBS radio. click here 4:01" audio clip (mp3 1.6mb).
 

Bursting The Bubble
November 29, 2008

  • Michael Boskin, SIEPR senior fellow writes an Opinion Article in the NY Times Bursting The Bubble.
 

Do We Overrate Basic Research?
November 29, 2008

 

Why Permanent Tax Cuts Are the Best Stimulus
November 25, 2008

 

Duncan Green, head of research for Oxfam spoke to the audience about what the agency does and it's reach --in terms of grass roots organizing and addressing public policy issues.
November 20, 2008

Duncan Green

Videoclip click here 30:00 min video (25mb)

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SIEPR Advisory board member Kanwal Rehki spoke at a breakfast about the "branding of India" and how India is viewed by others.
November 16, 2008

Kanwal Rehki

Videoclip click here 24:00 min video


 

SIEPR's Public Policy Program director Bruce Owen talks with KTVU channel 2 about some of the challenges facing today's economy.
November 13, 2008

Bruce Owen

vIDEOclip click here 4:12 min audio


 

California Gets Dire Warning on Global Warming
November 13, 2008

 

At the day-long event, Policy Forum director, Ward Hanson talked about how the President's new economic agenda may affect Entrepreneurs and the Economy.
November 7, 2008

Ward Hanson

vIDEOclip click here 2:15 min audio


 

How the US and China should deal with the global downturn
November 7, 2008

 

Greg Rosston, SIEPR deputy director, interviewed on KCBS radio about TV's digital conversion and the spectrum use.
November 3, 2008

Greg Rosston
Greg Rosston, SIEPR deputy director,
interviewed on KCBS radio

Audio clip click here 4:49 min audio


 

A silver lining - gas prices in free fall.
October 30, 2008

 

Pascal Lamy, Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) presented his views on "Does Free Trade Matter?"
October 28, 2008

Pascal Lamy , Nick Hope
Pascal Lamy and SCID Director Nick Hope

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Video clip click here 1:07:00 min video (68MB)


 

McCain: I will create jobs.
October 27, 2008

 

Barack Obama's Cabinet Picks For innovation.
October 27, 2008

 

Our Next President and the Perfect Economic Storm.
October 23, 2008

 

The Economy Faces a Makeover.
October 20, 2008

 

Economists at Stanford talk about the crisis.
October 15, 2008

 

Amid the meltdown, economics Nobel no easy pick.
October 12, 2008

 

During Alumni Weekend at Stanford, SIEPR director John Shoven moderated a panel discussing the global financial crisis. The panel included Dennis Lockhart, John Taylor, Mark Wolfson, Anne Casscells, and Darrell Duffie.
October 10, 2008





Alumni Panel
Dennis Lockhart
Dennis Lockhart
John Taylor
John Taylor
Mark Wolfson
Mark Wolfson
 
John Shoven
John Shoven
Anne Casscells
Anne Casscells
Darrell Duffie
Darrell Duffie
 
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Video clip click here 1:30:00 min video (90Mb)


Dennis Lockhart, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta.

John Taylor, The Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics and the Bowen H. and Janice Arthur McCoy Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is also a former SIEPR director and current senior fellow. He is advising Senator John McCain in this Presidential Election

Mark Wolfson, consulting professor in accounting and finance at the Graduate School of Business and managing partner of Oak Hill Capital Management as well as SIEPR Board member.

John Shoven, SIEPR director

Anne Casscells, managing director and co-president and chief investment officer of absolute return strategies, Aetos Capital.

Darrell Duffie, Dean Witter Distinguished Professor of Finance at the Graduate School of Business and President-Elect of the American Finance Association.


 

SIEPR director John Shoven and board member Mark Wolfson and Associate Anne Casscells spoke to ABC channel 7 about the state of the economy.
October 10, 2008

John Shoven
John Shoven

Video clip click here 2:09 min video (10MB)


 

U.S. Will Likely Avoid a `Lost Decade' Like Japan's, Fed's Lockhart Says.
October 10, 2008

 

Bob Hormats, vice chairman of Goldman Sachs International spoke to SIEPR Associates about the financial challenges facing the next President.
October 7, 2008

Robert Hormats Robert Hormats   
Robert Hormats at SIEPR


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SIEPR deputy director Greg Rosston comments on possible Federal Reserve actions to KTVU channel 2 News.
October 7, 2008

Greg Rosston
Greg Rosston

Video clip click here 3:00 min video (13MB)


 

SIEPR director John Shoven talks about the future of the economy and what we can expect.
October 3, 2008

John Shoven
John Shoven

Video clip click here 2:54 min video (10MB)


 

KCBS radio interviews Greg Rosston about Wachovia.
October 3, 2008

  • Greg Rosston, SIEPR deputy director, interviewed by KCBS about Wachovia-Wells Fargo-Citi deal click here 3:45 min (mp3).
 

Dueling Economists: Experts Voice Support for Bailout Bill.
October 1, 2008

 

SIEPR director John Shoven, SIEPR and Hoover Senior Fellow Michael Boskin and GSB Professor Darrell Duffie shared their views with students on The Crisis in the Financial Markets and the Economy.
October 1, 2008

John Shoven  M Boskin, J Shoven, D Duffie
                        John Shoven                                  Michale Boskin, John Shoven, Darrell Duffie



Michael Boskin Darrell Duffie   
Michael Boskin and Darrell Duffie


Video clip click here 49:00 min video (52Mb)

Video clip Q & A click here 1:11:30 min video (65Mb)


 

KCBS talks with John Shoven about our financial crisis.
October 1, 2008

  • KCBS radio interview with John Shoven click here 4:54 min.
 

Economic experts talk to both sides of crisis.
September 30, 2008

  • SIEPR director John Shoven quoted in SF Chronicle article
 

Community Banks Aren't Yet Feeling Pinch Of Wall Street Meltdown.
September 30, 2008

 

SCID director Nick Hope talks to KNTV channel 11 about how the lack of available credit will affect the average person.
September 30, 2008

Nick Hope
Nick Hope

Video clip click here 2:35 min video (9MB)


 

SIEPR director John Shoven talks to ABC channel 7 News about the US and foreign markets.
September 29, 2008

John Shoven
John Shoven

Video clip click here 2:34 min video (10MB)


 

Advisers for Obama, McCain draw lines but keep it cordial during economic policy talk
September 26, 2008

 

Shoven talks to KNTV about the proposed bailout.
September 25, 2008

John Shoven
John Shoven

Video clip click here 2:16 min video (8MB)


 

Opinion: Why We Need to Act Now
September 25, 2008

 

On September 24, Kevin Hassett (McCain) and Peter Henry (Obama) spoke to SIEPR Associates about the Presidential Candidates economic plans.
September 24, 2008

Peter Henry  Kevin Hassett
Peter Henry                                       Kevin Hassett



Kevin Hassett, John Shoven, Kevin Hassett Kevin Hassett, John Shoven, Kevin Hassett   
Peter Henry, John Shoven, Kevin Hassett


Video clip click here 19:29 min video

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Economic advisers to McCain, Obama debate at Stanford
September 24, 2008

 

Mixed Reviews Of Relief Plan Sent To Congress
September 21, 2008

 

Campaigns Beef Up Economic Teams In Face Of Crisis
September 21, 2008

 

Silicon Valley's Resiliency Might Get Tested
September 21, 2008

 

Short sellers get some of blame for woes
September 20, 2008

 

The Dow's the favorite, but unreliable
September 18, 2008

 

Advisers Give Clue to Candidates on Economy
September 18, 2008

 

Stabilizing the Market
September 18, 2008

 

SIEPR director John Shoven talks about Social Security and Medicare with Glen Hubbard on CNN's Glenn Beck program.
September 17, 2008

Glen Hubbard, John Shoven, Glenn Beck
Glen Hubbard, John Shoven, Glenn Beck

John Shoven
John Shoven

Video clip click here 9:08 min video (15MB)


 

SIEPR Researcher Ward Hanson spoke with KTVU Channel2 6:00 News regarding the long-term outlook for the economy.
September 17, 2008

Ward Hanson
Ward Hanson

Video clip click here 2:14 min video (5MB)


 

Businesses 'taking our lumps up front'
September 16, 2008

 

Shoven talks about Merrill Lynch and market turmoil on KCBS 740
September 15, 2008

 

Economists see more pain to come, but no depression
September 15, 2008

 

SIEPR Board chair gives gift to SF Opera
September 13, 2008

 

Lehman Tries to Soothe Wall Street
September 10, 2008

  • Greg Rosston, SIEPR deptyy director is interviewed by KCBS News 740AM radio on Lehman Tries to Soothe Wall Street. To hear the 4:47 min audio clip of the KCBS interview click here .
 

Theory & Practice: The 'Same Ol' Is Actually Good Enough For Many
September 8, 2008

 

Campaign '08: Obama Details Raising Taxes on Gains, Dividends; Plan Would Expand Payroll Levy on Some High-Wage Earners
August 15, 2008

 

Candidates Court 'Big Business Brands'; Obama, McCain Woo Famous CEOs in Bid to Burnish Their Economic Credentials
August 14, 2008

 

David Kennedy spoke to the annual SIEPR High School Institute on the subject of Presidents, Politics and Policies.
August 7, 2008

David Kennedy  D. Kennedy, G. Wright, J. Shoven
             David Kennedy                   David Kennedy, Gavin Wright, John Shoven



Gavin Wright Annual High School Institute Dinner   
     Gavin Wright                          High School Institute Dinner


Video clip click here 18:00 min video

Video clip click here 1:10:00 min video


 

SCID director Nick Hope moderated a panel entitled Chinese Financial Institutions as Global Competitors and Partners at the SF Fed Conference on Asia's Role in Global Finance.
June 19, 2008

Nick Hope
Nick Hope

Video clip click here 1:13:33 min video (80MB)


 

Don't blame energy speculators for rising cost of crude oil
August 4, 2008

 

Obamanomics Is a Recipe for Recession
July 29, 2008

 

Concern Grows Over A Fiscal Crisis For U.S.
July 17, 2008

 

It costs what?! Calculating the CPI requires a lot of shopping around.
July 17, 2008

 

New Docs on the Block.
July 1, 2008

  • Jay Bhattacharya, doctor and economist at Stanford's School of Medicine, is quoted in Newsweek article New Docs on the Block.
 

American torchbearer gets warm welcome in Pingyao.
June 26, 2008

 

For a Good Retirement, Find Work. Good Luck.
June 22, 2008

 

2007 Arrow Prizes for Senior Economists
June 16, 2008

 

Why gas costs more, more, more
June 11, 2008

 

SCID hosted a segment of India's most watched TV show--We the People. Moderator Barkha Dutt asked a world-renowned group of panelists’ questions about India and the American perception of India.
June 5, 2008

  


  

Video clip click here 19:00 min video


 

SIEPR Director John Shoven talks about new ways to look at age during his presentation on New Age Thinking given to SIEPR Associates.
June 10, 2008

John Shoven
John Shoven

Video clip click here 14:00 min video

Video clip click here 1:00:05 video (61MB)


 

Soohyung Lee's paper on the "Preference and Choice Constraints in Marital Sorting: Evidence from Korea" won the 2008 Ralph and Claire Landau prize.
June, 2008

Soohyung Lee, John Shoven
Soohyung Lee and John Shoven

Video clip click here 1:06 min video

click here SIEPR Discussion Paper No. 07-042


 

A distinguished group of panelists discussed What is Holding India Back at the 9th Annual India Conference sponsored by SCID.
June 6, 2008

Nadir Godrej, Anne Krueger, NK Singh, George Scalise
Nadir Godrej, Anne Krueger, NK Singh, George Scalise

Video clip click here 25:00 min video

Video clip click here 1:00:00 video (54MB)


 

Secondary Sources: Recession?, Obama Bailout, $4 Gas.
June 4, 2008

 

Metrics: Wasted Energy.
June 1, 2008

 

Easy Policy Behind Global Inflation.
May 28, 2008

 

With Bold Steps, Fed Chief Quiets Some Criticism.
May 28, 2008

 

Toughest Summer Job This Year Is Finding One
May 25, 2008

 

Kenneth Rogoff, Professor of Public Policy and Economics at Harvard University spoke on Is the US Sub-Prime Crisis So Different? An International Historical Comparison to SIEPR Associates.
May 14, 2008

Kenneth Rogoff
Kenneth Rogoff

Video clip click here 12:54 min video

Video clip click here 57:45 video (53MB)


 

Northwestern University announced that Paul Milgrom was awarded the 2007-08 Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in economics for contributions dramatically expanding the understanding of the role of information and incentives in a variety of settings, including auctions, the theory of the firm, and oligopolistic markets.
April 22, 2008

Paul Milgrom
Paul Milgrom

Northwestern University 2007-08 Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize Announcement

 

Donors, faculty and staff joined forces to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn building slated to open in the fall 2009.
May 12, 2008

Gunn Building Gunn Building

  John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn

Video clip click here 14:53 video (20MB)



 

John Pencavel received the prestigious Jacob Mincer Career Achievement Award for Lifetime Contributions to the Field of Labor Economics. His work truly represents a lifetime of accomplishment and it embodies the finest aspirations for using economic analysis to interpret and explain how labor markets work and how they can be improved.
May 10, 2008

John Pencavel
John Pencavel

Mincer Award

Mincer Award Winners
 

William Easterly spoke at the SIEPR Policy Forum on Reducing Global Poverty. He is a Professor of Economics at New York University, joint with Africa House, and Co-Director of NYU’s Development Research Institute.
May 9, 2008

John Shoven, William Easterly
John Shoven introduces William Easterly

Video clip click here 53:45 video (50MB)

William Easterly William Easterly

Video clip click here 11:30 video (11MB)

Easterly Panel William Easterly and Student Panel



 

Student Tests – and Teacher Grades
May 9, 2008

 

Why Uncle Sam must stop subsidizing inefficient companies
May 9, 2008

 

How The Kibbutz Survived
May 9, 2008

 

Putting Our Entitlements in Order
May 7, 2008

  • In an interview in Reasononline, Putting Our Entitlements in Order, George Shultz comments on the book Putting Our House In Order: A Guide to Social Security & Health Care Reform, co-written with SIEPR Director John Shoven.
 

Adnan Mazarei and Ted Truman spoke about Sovereign Wealth Funds: Analyzing Trends and Promoting Best Practices. There are 56 funds in 36 countries with over $53 trillion in assets.
May 5, 2008

John Taylor, Adnan Mazarei, Ted Truman
John Taylor, Adnan Mazarei, Ted Truman

Video clip click here 1:09:35 video (60MB)

Adnan Mazarei Adnan Mazarei

Video clip click here 11:13 video (11MB)

Ted Truman Ted Truman

Video clip click here 11:04 video (11MB)

 

Ballmer's Next Challenge Still The Same: Fending Off Google
May 5, 2008

 

To The Editor - proposals to suspend the gas tax for the summer
May 5, 2008

 

Dollar's fall forces new standard of frugality
April 27, 2008

 

Talk show host Charlie Rose interviews George Shultz about Social Security, retirement and other issues discussed in Putting Our House in Order --A Guide to Social Security and Health Care Reform-- co-authored by John Shoven.
April 24, 2008

George Shultz, Charlie Rose
Video clip click here 8:35 video (12MB)

George Shultz George Shultz Video clip click here 1:12:30 video (37MB) George Shultz, Charkie Rose George Shultz, Charlie Rose
 

'Future of Internet' debated at FCC hearing
Free speech threatened by 'corporate gatekeepers,' some say
April 18, 2008

 

A perfect storm is brewing
April 17, 2008

 

Gregory L. Rosston, SIEPR Deputy Director and Senior Research Scholar - Testimony before Federal Communications Commission En Banc Hearing on Broadband Network Management Practices.
April 17, 2008



click here for Testimony (pdf)


 

George Shultz and John Shoven celebrated the launch of their new book Putting Our House in Order A Guide to Social Security and Health Care Reform at the Cantor Arts Center.
April 15, 2008

John B. Shoven George P. Shultz

Video clip click here 29:00 video (32MB)


 

Did the New Deal Work?
April 11, 2008

 

His Legacy Tarnished, Greenspan Goes on Defensive; Future of U.S. Financial Reform Is at Stake; 'I Am Right'.
April 8, 2008

 

The Ivy League Muscles Up
April 7, 2008

 

Fed officials play down rate cut expectations
April 4, 2008

 

An Auction That Google Was Content to Lose
April 4, 2008

 

Janet Yellen, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco began her talk about our financially troubled times, by saying that more than ever the research done at SIEPR was important and the debate that takes place may shed light on certain issues.
April 3, 2008

Janet Yellen

Video clip click here 12:34 min video

Video clip click here 55:15 video (52MB)


 

The Dollar and the Credit Crunch
March 31, 2008

 

Dr. Bruce Tolentino and his team from the Asia Foundation spoke at the March Associates meeting about Local Government Performance and Economic Reform Strategies in South and Southeast Asia.
March 27, 2008

Dr. Nick Hope, Dr. Bruce Tolentino, Ms.Véronique Salze-Lozac'h, Dr. Neil McCulloch, Dr. Edmund Malesky
SCID Director and moderator, Dr. Nick Hope, Dr. Bruce Tolentino,
Ms.Véronique Salze-Lozac'h, Dr. Neil McCulloch, Dr. Edmund Malesky

click here 7:00 video

Video clip click here 1:19:00 video (55MB)


 

Next president will inherit fiscal challenge
March 23, 2008

 

Lawrence Goulder and Robert Stavins: State fight against climate change benefits everyone
March 18, 2008

 

Brainstorming About 'Bailouts'
March 13, 2008

 

Green Energy is Making Big Money
March 12, 2008

 

Fannie's CEO Visits Asia, Europe As Worries Grow
March 10, 2008

 


2008 SIEPR Economic Summit - News Clips

Video clip ABC Channel 7 3:06 video (3.5MB)    Video clip KRON Channel 4 1:26 video (3MB)   

Video clip KTVU Channel 2 2:58 video (3MB)    Video clip Bloomberg 3:35 video (5MB)   

Video clip ABC 7 at 11 3:05 video (3MB)    Video clip Bloomberg 5:45 video (6MB)


 

Jobs Data Suggest U.S. Is In Recession. Largest Payroll Fall In Five Years Spurs New Stimulus Talk.
March 8, 2008

 

Paulson Says U.S. Job Losses in February `Are Not Welcome News'
March 7, 2008

 

Summers calls for 2nd stimulus package in 2008
March 7, 2008

 

US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson explained that our economy is structurally sound and the long-term outlook is good, but we are currently experiencing tough times.
March 7, 2008

John Chambers, Henry Paulson
John Chambers, Cisco Systems president and CEO introduced Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson at the SIEPR Economic Summit.

Video clip click here 45:50 video (39MB)
 

Larry Summers began his talk by praising the work of SIEPR and said that we are in need of serious economic policy thinkers because we have not experienced this kind of macroeconomic or financial stress in over a generation.
March 7, 2008

John Thompson, Larry Summers
SIEPR Advisory Board member and Heidrick & Struggles Vice President, John Thompson introduced Larry Summers at the SIEPR Economic Summit.

Video clip click here 50:00 video (42MB)
 

SIEPR Director, John Shoven introduced Anne Mulcahy CEO of Xerox and Jonathan Schwartz CEO of Sun Microsystems; they spoke about Competing in the Global Economy and what that means to their companies and business in general.
March 7, 2008

Anne Mulcahy, JohnShoven, Jonathan Schwartz Anne Mulcahy, John Shoven, Jonathan Schwartz

Anne Mulcahy Anne Mulcahy Video clip click here 1:15:28 video (69MB) Jonathan Schwartz Jonathan Schwartz
 



The Global Environment

Larry Goulder, Steven Chu
Larry Goulder and Steven Chu
March 7, 2008
Video clip click here 1:09:39 video (59MB)

Larry Goulder
Steven Chu
Stanford Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics and SIEPR Senior Fellow, Larry Goulder said that some of the big changes that scientists predicted regarding global warming have become realities and had a huge economic impact effect on climate change policy both statewide and nationally.
March 7, 2008
Video clip click here 10:38 video (10MB)

Steve Chu, Director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab explained that global climate change has an impact on our economic, social and security networks; and used water shortage as an example.
March 7, 2008
Video clip click here 9:46 video (9MB)
 

Mark Kvamme introduced Caroline Hoxby who talked about incentives and transparencies in education and how education affects our economy.
March 7, 2008

Caroline Hoxby, Mark Kvamme
Video clip click here 9:04 video (10MB)    Video clip click here 1:50:57 video (64MB)
 

Whip inflation now
Not just gas prices are high. The Fed needs to start thinking of raising interest rates.
March 5, 2008

  • SIEPR Senior Fellow John Taylor cited in Christian Science Monitor editorial Whip inflation now
 

Bush Told to End Threats to Iran Over Weapons
March 5, 2008

 

Study Finds Sharp Math, Science Skills
Help Expand Economy

March 3, 2008

 

Multinationals: Are They Good for America?
February 28, 2008

 

How Low Can Ben Go?
February 27, 2008

  • SIEPR Senior Fellow John Taylor's Taylor Rule and Federal Reserve actions are discussed in WSJ article How Low Can Ben Go? pdf
 

Americans In Pyongyang
Can a spectacularly successful U.S. concert in North Korea be a catalyst for the normalization of Washington-Pyongyang ties? February 26, 2008

 

Is a Broker Necessary to Sell Your House
February 20, 2008

 

What Will Happen to the Dollar?
Managing International Exchange Rates

February 20, 2008

Hope, Taylor, McKinnon, Watanabe
Nick Hope, John B. Taylor, Ronald McKinnon, Hiroshi Watanabe


Ronald McKinnon, Professor Emeritus of Economics at Stanford and Senior Fellow of SIEPR and SCID, John B. Taylor, Professor of Economics at Stanford and Hiroshi Watanabe, Special Advisor to the Japan Center for International Finance spoke about What Will Happen to the Dollar? Managing International Exchange Rates at a SCID SIEPR breakfast on February 20. The event was moderated by SCID Director, Nick Hope.

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A Rescue Plan for the Dollar
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Joe Nation heats up hot state Senate race
February 19, 2008

 

Google's Wireless Auction Play
February 14, 2008

 

Full steam ahead?
February 13, 2008

  • Nick Bloom, SIEPR researcher, is quoted in Financial Times article Full steam ahead? (pdf)
 

If Fed Is Less Potent, Fed Should Do More
February 13, 2008

 

Joe Nation

Nation Joins Field Challenging Migden
February 10, 2008

 

This Time, Microsoft May Meet Its Match In Google.
February 10, 2008

 

Consumers Not Likely To Spend Tax Rebates.
February 5, 2008

 

Primary Views: John McCain
February 3, 2008

 

Tech Workers Are Nervous: Even in the economic engine of Silicon Valley, layoffs are a concern.
January 31, 2008

  Alan Krueger click here 11:53 video
Alan Krueger, a Princeton Professor of Economics spoke to SIEPR Associates about his findings on terrorism and economics.
January 31, 2008








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Federal Reserve Rate
January 30, 2008

  • Greg Rosston, SIEPR Deputy Director, discusses a key interest rate with KCBS radio. Listen to 3:52 audio clip Federal Reserve Rate
 

Evolution Of Economy Will Tell Whether Fed Overreacted.
January 25, 2008

 

Critiques Of Spending Plan Retrace Old Debate
January 25, 2008

 

Two Cheers for Wall St.
January 25, 2008

 

How the FCC has set itself up for failure
January 24, 2008

  • SIEPR Deputy Director, Greg Rosston talks about the spectrum auction that begins on 1-24 and how the FCC has set itself up for failure on Bloomberg video clip.
    NOTE: 30 second advertisement preceds the 3:35 Greg Rossto clip.
 

Bernanke to rescue
January 24, 2008

 

Short-term bad for long-term good
January 24, 2008

 

Vindu's View: For helping overall economy, Fed's rate cut trumps rebate
January 23, 2008

 

Make The Most Of Nuclear Power
January 23, 2008

  • Letter To The Editor in the Christian Science Monitor Written by Geoffrey Rothwell, senior lecturer in the Public Policy Program Make The Most Of Nuclear Power?
 

Will A Slower Economy Sink Silicon Valley's Fortunes, Too?
January 20, 2008

  N. R. Narayana Murthy click here 14:09 video
N. R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman of the Board and Chief Mentor of Infosys Technologies Limited spoke to SIEPR Associates about Indian IT--trends, challenges and the future.
January 18, 2008








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Sports Venues: Vehicles for Change?
January 16, 2008

  John Shoven click here 2:42 video
SIEPR Director John Shoven talks to KGO Channel 7 about how to stimulate the economy.
January 16, 2008









  David Rubenstein click here 13:48 video
Managing Director of The Carlyle Group, David Rubenstein, spoke to SIEPR Associates about private equity strategies in todays markets.
January 15, 2008









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