Research Labs & Initiatives in the News

Ilya Strebulaev, faculty director of VCI, presented at VivaTech 2025 on the future of AI, drawing on his in-depth research and talks with major investors.

Annamaria Lusardi and the Initiative for Financial Decision-Making are featured in this Stanford Magazine article.

Amit Seru, faculty co-director of CGRI, is quoted in this Fortune article on the risks of federally backing government-sponsored enterprises, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

A CASI-hosted discussion with award-winning journalist Karen Hao on the rise of OpenAI and her new book, Empire of AI.

CASI hosted a timely discussion on global corruption, anonymous shell companies, and the Corporate Transparency Act.

Nearly half of America’s billion-dollar startups were founded by people born outside the U.S. Learn more about VCI’s research on immigrant entrepreneurs and the U.S. unicorn boom.

Amit Seru, CGRI co-faculty director, is quoted in this Fortune article on the risks and benefits of “shadow banking.”

Michele Gelfand, faculty director of the Culture Lab, is featured in this episode of TED Radio Hour.

More than half a trillion dollars in tax revenue goes uncollected every year. STAX Co-Faculty Director, Becky Lester, shares how her team may have found some of it in this episode.

This Insights article highlights Matteo Maggiori, faculty director of GCAP, and his lecture titled “Geoeconomics and the U.S.-China Great Power Competition.”

Annamaria Lusardi, faculty director of the Initiative for Financial Decision-Making, is featured on this episode of the If/Then podcast.

This episode of the If/Then podcast features Susan Athey, founding director of the Golub Capital Social Impact Lab.

Annamaria Lusardi, faculty director of IFDM, is quoted in this survey highlighting how different generations talk about money and where they get financial advice.

This Financial Times Opinion On Wall Street article is authored by Amit Seru, faculty co-director of the Corporate Research Governance Initiative.

Amit Seru, faculty co-director of the Corporate Research Governance Initiative, authors this Financial Times Opinion On Wall Street article.

This New York Times article highlights how personal finance courses are becoming more common with a boost by the Initiative for Financial Decision-Making.

This Insights article highlights experiments the Golub Capital Social Impact Lab conducted in collaboration with PayPal.

The Global Capital Allocation Project (GCAP) received a $2.5M investment grant from Stanford Impact Labs over five years.

The honor recognizes the IFDM faculty director's innovative work advancing financial education.

This Stanford Report article announces the launch of IFDM, which is backed by a gift from Charles Schwab and the Charles R. Schwab Foundation for Financial Freedom.