Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research

What Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research does

Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit economic policy research institute housed within Stanford University, founded in 1982. It conducts rigorous, data-driven academic research across 12 focal areas including AI's economic disruption, fiscal policy, healthcare, trade, climate, and labor markets, and convenes the annual SIEPR Economic Summit (now in its 22nd year) along with recurring Policy Forums that bring together 500+ policymakers, business leaders, and academics. Its core products include peer-reviewed working papers and policy briefs, the quarterly California Economic Survey (CES) conducted with YouGov, the Econ To Go podcast, the Initiative for Financial Decision-Making (a Schwab-funded multidisciplinary effort with an associated app), and a portfolio of affiliated centers — SCCEI, SEEPAC, the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, the King Center on Global Development, and CAPRI.

SIEPR's research increasingly leverages AI and large language models at scale, including LLM-driven analysis of over 780,000 earnings call transcripts and analyst reports across more than 21,000 companies to track business responses to 2025 tariff announcements, and analysis of internet browsing data from over 200,000 U.S. households to measure AI's differential productivity impacts on remote versus office workers. The institute operates a multi-tiered fellowship pipeline spanning Young Scholars, Predoctoral Research Fellows, Graduate Fellows, Undergraduate Research Fellows, Policy Fellows, and Faculty Fellows, and its senior fellows include a Nobel laureate (Alvin Roth) and leading researchers in digital economics (Erik Brynjolfsson), tax policy, healthcare, and trade.

The institute's revenue model is philanthropic and institutional rather than commercial: SIEPR is funded through Stanford University resources, external research grants, major philanthropic gifts (such as the Charles R. Schwab gift funding the Initiative for Financial Decision-Making), and corporate summit sponsorships. All research outputs, policy briefs, working papers, podcasts, and events are distributed free of charge to a global audience of policymakers, academics, business leaders, and journalists. Governance is provided by an Advisory Board and Steering Committee, with Neale Mahoney serving as Trione Director since January 2025.

Name

Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research

Legal name

Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research

Website

https://siepr.stanford.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SIEPR is a nonpartisan, nonprofit economic policy research institute within Stanford University that produces data-driven research, policy briefs, and working papers across 12 focal areas while convening the annual Economic Summit and Policy Forums for global policymakers, business leaders, and academics.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Stanford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Research Grants and Fellowship Funding: SIEPR operates as a Stanford University research institute funded through research grants, fellowships, and institutional support from Stanford. The institute hosts programs including Young Scholars, Predoctoral Research Fellows, and Graduate Fellowships supported by various funding sources.
2. Philanthropic Gifts: SIEPR receives philanthropic contributions including major gifts such as the Charles R. Schwab gift funding the Initiative for Financial Decision-Making. The institute maintains a giving program with corporate summit sponsorships and legacy giving options.

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Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SIEPR is a nonpartisan economic policy research institute at Stanford University that produces academic research and convenes leaders across government, business, and academia. Its core deliverables include working papers, policy briefs, the quarterly California Economic Survey (with YouGov), the Econ To Go podcast, video series, and the annual SIEPR Economic Summit.

Product overview

Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) is a research institute offering a portfolio of research products and programs. Core offerings include the California Economic Survey (quarterly consumer sentiment survey), Policy Briefs and Working Papers (academic publications), the Econ To Go Podcast, Video Series, and the annual SIEPR Economic Summit. The institute also operates the Initiative for Financial Decision-Making (which includes a financial literacy app) and hosts Policy Forums on pressing economic topics. Research focuses on economic policy areas including AI's economic impacts, education, energy, health, housing, inequality, and innovation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Econ To Go: SIEPR's podcast featuring Stanford economists discussing economic policy ideas.
• California Economic Survey (CES)
• SIEPR Economic Summit

Products and services

• California Economic Survey (CES) A quarterly survey measuring California residents' views on economic issues including inflation, housing, insurance, climate change, and policy priorities, conducted with YouGov and distributed to state policymakers, media, and researchers.
• Econ To Go Podcast A branded podcast series featuring Stanford economists unpacking ideas shaping the economy, business, and public policy in an accessible format for general audiences.
• Initiative for Financial Decision-Making A multidisciplinary initiative funded by Charles R. Schwab aimed at improving personal finance education in the U.S. and globally through education programs, technology (including a financial literacy app), policy influence, and research.
• Policy Briefs Concise research summaries that translate academic economic research into accessible, policy-relevant insights for policymakers and stakeholders.
• Working Papers Academic research papers covering economic policy topics including education, energy, health, housing, inequality, innovation, and public finance.
• Video Series Video content covering topics including bridging research and policy, homelessness in California, school shooting impacts, and SIEPR overview.
• SIEPR Economic Summit Annual daylong conference convening 500+ policymakers, business leaders, and academics to discuss pressing economic issues; the 22nd summit was held in March 2026.
• Policy Forums Events bringing together policy experts, academics, and practitioners to discuss specific policy topics such as AI's economic impacts, wildfire economics, and the abundance agenda.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 30% of earnings calls mentioned negative tariff impacts; over 60% of U.S. firm calls reported negative effects from 2025 tariff announcements
• +3 more outcomes

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Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Stanford Center on China's Economy and Institutions (SCCEI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCCEI is a SIEPR-affiliated center focused on research and policy analysis of China's economy and institutions. It operates within SIEPR's broader centers and initiatives portfolio, contributing expertise on global development, trade, and geopolitics.
• Stanford Environmental and Energy Policy Analysis Center (SEEPAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEEPAC conducts research on environmental and energy economics, supporting SIEPR's focal areas in Energy and Environment. It contributes policy analysis relevant to SIEPR's climate economics and sustainability research agenda.
• Stanford Digital Economy LabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Stanford Digital Economy Lab, led by Erik Brynjolfsson, is a key SIEPR-affiliated initiative focused on studying AI, automation, and digital technology's economic impacts. It produces research on AI productivity, labor markets, and the digital economy that is central to SIEPR's Innovation and Technology focal area.
• Stanford King Center on Global DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe King Center advances research on global development challenges, complementing SIEPR's Global Development and Trade focal area. It is part of SIEPR's network of affiliated centers and initiatives.
• California Policy Research Initiative (CAPRI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAPRI manages the California Economic Survey (CES), a quarterly SIEPR project measuring California residents' economic sentiment on issues including housing, insurance, inflation, and policy priorities. It is SIEPR's primary vehicle for state-level policy research.
• YouGovcoreTechnology or IntegrationSIEPR partners with YouGov to conduct its quarterly California Economic Survey (CES), modeled on the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index, providing rigorous state-level polling data on economic issues.
• National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIEPR researchers frequently publish through NBER, which serves as a key academic publication channel for the institute's working papers and facilitates collaboration with leading economists globally.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• American Enterprise Institute (AEI): Major think tank conducting economic policy research and convening policymakers, overlapping with SIEPR's economic research and policy-influence mission across a wider agenda.
• RAND Corporation: Large nonprofit research institution producing rigorous, data-driven policy analysis across economics and many domains, overlapping with SIEPR's research mission at much greater scale.
• Brookings Institution: Large, established nonpartisan think tank whose economic studies program overlaps heavily with SIEPR's research and policy-convening activities, but across a far broader policy portfolio.

Direct peers

• Urban Institute: Nonpartisan research organization using empirical data analysis to inform economic and social policy, closely comparable to SIEPR's evidence-based, policy-oriented research model.
• Milken Institute: Nonpartisan economic think tank known for convening business, government, and academic leaders at flagship summits, directly comparable to SIEPR's research-plus-convening model.
• National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER): Leading nonprofit economic research organization that publishes working papers from academic economists; SIEPR researchers publish through NBER and both serve as channels for rigorous, nonpartisan economic research.
• Becker Friedman Institute for Economics: University of Chicago's economics research institute that convenes scholars and produces policy-relevant economic research, directly analogous to SIEPR's university-housed model.
• Yale Tobin Center for Economic Policy: University-housed economic policy research center that connects academic economists to policymakers, mirroring SIEPR's structure and mission at a peer institution.
• Hoover Institution: Stanford-affiliated public policy research institution producing economic and policy research and convening leaders, sharing the same university and many overlapping scholars with SIEPR.
• Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE): Nonpartisan economic policy think tank focused on international economics, comparable to SIEPR in producing data-driven economic research and influencing policy debates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SIEPR
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/SIEPRatStanford
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stanford-institute-for-economic-policy-research
• Instagraminstagram.com/siepr_stanford
• Facebookfacebook.com/SIEPR

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Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries6 records

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