Work, Entrepreneurship, and Finance

In VoxDev, new evidence from Bangladesh reveals aligning business owners' profit motives with environmental and health goals can effectively reduce the pollution from brick kilns.

Faculty Affiliate Nicholas Bloom co-authored a study showing that Chinese import competition during the 2000s reduced US manufacturing jobs but created even more service jobs.

Stanford economists say that culture is playing a key role in the remote work divide, with higher rates in English-speaking countries than in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

The King Center's Guestworker Migration Initiative aims to understand how temporary agricultural migration influences economic outcomes, family structures, and more.

Faculty Affiliate Alessandra Voena co-authored an article in VoxDev on how governments should set premiums for health insurance, given the high costs of raising revenue.

In rural Burundi, Postdoctoral Fellow Nicholas Swanson investigates why employers under-invest in training their employees in general skills.

In VoxDev, a King Center initiative shows that women’s microcredit groups stimulate women’s political participation by building their networks.

The Conflict and Polarization initiative examined whether engaging in trade can deepen trust by encouraging Israelis to invest in a range of Israeli and Palestinian companies.

Learn how this organizational sociologist is constantly cooking up new ideas to inspire curiosity and generosity — for himself and others — in the kitchen and the classroom.

In a new study in Rajasthan, Faculty Director Pascaline Dupas investigates whether informing patients of their benefits helps hold hospitals accountable.

Meet the organizational sociologist, avid indoor rower, New England Patriots fan, mystery lover, and K-drama fan (at least while he’s rowing his 10,000 daily meters).

Only a handful of economies have risen from middle- to high-income status, Faculty Affiliate Scott Rozelle examines how China compares to other middle-income countries.

Stanford postdoctoral scholar Catherine Thomas writes in VoxDev how special "graduated" interventions were found to be effective.