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Our very own Paul Milgrom wins the Nobel Prize with Robert Wilson

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Matthew Jackson Wins the 2020 Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize!

Well done Matthew on receiving the distinguished 2020 Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize by the Toulouse School of Economics.

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Caroline Hoxby Joins the British Academy as a Newly Elected Corresponding Fellow

Stanford Economics Professor, Caroline Hoxby is one of 86 new Fellows elected to the British Academy. Congratulations Caroline!
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John Taylor Discusses the Increasing Exit of Tech Companies From Silicon Valley

Stanford Economist, John Taylor speaks on Bloomberg Markets: The Close about tech companies leaving the high-cost, high-tax, high-regulation Silicon Valley.

Matthew Jackson Wins the 2020 Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize!

Well done Matthew on receiving the distinguished Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize awarded by the Toulouse School of Economics.

Lives Saved: An Examination of Lockdown Policies

SIEPR Senior Fellow Matthew Gentzkow finds that social distancing clearly saves lives. And most social distancing early in the pandemic happened whether or not areas had mandated lockdowns.

Martin Schneider and Heidi Williams Are Newly Elected Fellows of the Econometric Society

Congratulations to Martin and Heidi! They are two of the 46 new 2020 fellows elected to the Econometric Society, a learned society devoted to the advancement of economics by using mathematical and statistical methods.

Stanford Institute for Theoretical Economics

SITE's purpose is to advance economic science for the benefit of society and to support cutting-edge work of economic theorists within specialized areas of research.