Taylor discusses economic recovery
By Jamie KimJohn Taylor, senior fellow and former director of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), spoke to a group of about twenty undergraduates Monday afternoon on how best to revive the American economy.…
SIEPR talks conflict of interest policy
By Jamie KimCritics of a study published last December by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) -- which concluded that the state of California has underfunded pensions for government employees anywhere between $142.6 billion and $498 billion -- have recently questioned the academic integrity of SIEPR, accusing the…
High-speed rail meets roadblocks
By Jamie KimConcerns about the feasibility of funding California’s high-speed rail (HSR) project led a peer review group to conclude last Tuesday that the state legislature should not approve the release of billions of dollars of state bond money to fund the first phase of construction.…