Work, Entrepreneurship, and Finance

In settings with market power, providing goods directly can generate larger consumer surplus gains than cash and vouchers because of price effects.

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic caused a sharp decline in living standards and rising food insecurity in developing countries across the globe.

Through a King Center student program, undergrads Arianna Togelang and Alexander Ke worked alongside Faculty Affiliate Professor Charles Eesley.

As the world contends with extraordinary disruption, education leaders from the U.S. and China shared how their schools are responding to these crises.

Stanford economist and Faculty Affiliate Pete Klenow uses microdata from firms to understand the underlying mechanisms behind economic growth in economies.

Abhijit Banerjee, co-recipient of the 2019 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, recently discussed his new book as part of the King Center's ongoing Speaker Series.

Stanford students Micheal Brown and Kayley Miller recount their experiences on a Journey of Inquiry to Mexico City.

As economies become more digitally enabled, Stanford researchers seek to better connect and strengthen the millions of small retailers in an emerging market.

Rising labor costs, an aging population and government policies are reshaping Chinese manufacturing. Hongbin Li is on a singular mission to understand how that’s happening.

Faculty Affiliate Aruna Ranganathan finds that the retention of first time women workers in textile factories in India is higher if the women receive training.