Political Economy & Opportunity
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The following activities and people highlight efforts at Stanford to understand the relationship between economic and political systems and their impacts on economic freedom and opportunity.
Upcoming Events
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Technology & Governance
Trust and Safety Research Conference
-Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center
326 Galvez St
Stanford, CA 94305
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Geopolitics & National Security
2026 Stanford Conference on National Security and Technology
David and Joan Traitel Building of Hoover Institution
435 Lasuen Mall
Stanford, CA 94305
United States
Research
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American Voices Project
Conducts a fact-finding census of 200 rural, suburban, and urban communities interviewing over 5,000 citizens across the country to understand their successes and struggles, and hopes and dreams to improve our country. -
Basic Income Lab (BIL)
The Stanford Basic Income Lab (BIL) aims to promote an informed public conversation on Universal Basic Income (UBI) and its potential in alleviating poverty, precariousness and inequality. -
California Lab
CPI's California Lab develops and tests new measurement tools and interventions in a state that’s committed to bold approaches to taking on poverty, inequality, and homelessness.
Engagement Opportunities
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Cardinal Policy Group
The Cardinal Policy Group helps students develop skills relevant to policy analysis and work with stakeholders to use policy as a lever for social change. -
Hoover in DC
The Hoover Institution in Washington supports policy research and outreach by connecting Hoover fellows with D.C. policy circles through events, seminars, and media engagement, advancing scholarly impact in the nation’s capital. -
Law and Political Economy
Stanford’s Law and Political Economy (LPE) group explores how law shapes politics and markets, confronting issues like inequality, ecological harm, and corporate power while advancing democratic, just, and sustainable alternatives to legal norms.
Courses
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Assistant Professor of Health Policy -
AMSTUD150B | 2025-2026
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POLISCI243P | 2025-2026
Scholars
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Senior Associate Dean for Social Sciences, Stanford Federal Credit Union Professor of Economics, and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research -
Professor of Political Science, by courtesy, of Political Economy at the Graduate School of Business and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution -
Stanford Medicine Innovation Professor and Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health, of Health Policy and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics (Endocrinology) -
The George G.C. Parker Professor of Finance and Economics -
Assistant Professor of Health Policy
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John And Jean De Nault Senior Fellow (Adjunct) -
Economics of Technology Professor, Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI and Professor, by courtesy, of Economics -
Senior Research Scholar
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Associate Professor of Economics and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research -
Hoover Research Fellow -
Donald L. Lucas Endowed Professor of Economics and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research -
Ralph M. Parsons Professor of Law and Business
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Social Science Research Scholar
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Conley DeAngelis Family Professor, Professor of Education, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and Professor, by courtesy, of Economics at the Graduate School of Business -
Professor of Health Policy, Emeritus
