On behalf of the Stanford Economic Review Editorial Board, we are honored to present the thirteenth volume of Stanford University’s undergraduate economics journal.
During the 2024–2025 academic year, we have focused on fostering a stronger connection between the undergraduate and graduate economics communities at Stanford. Most notably, in an effort to lower barriers to entry into research, we launched ”Why Econ?”—a speaker series featuring economics PhD students describing the various subfields of economics represented in academic research through informal conversations accessible to undergraduates. Internally, we have streamlined the editorial process, giving our team greater flexibility throughout the revision process.
The thirteenth volume highlights undergraduate research delving into the various intricacies of monetary policy, the optimal method to split samples into balanced subsamples in empirical studies, and even the efficacy of laws regulating sex offenders post-incarceration. Commentaries we’ve published this year to date have discussed pertinent domestic and global issues, ranging from the many faucets of energy policy to applying matching theory to fostering safe and inclusive ride-sharing to the ongoing interaction between developing technologies and the climate.
We would like to close by thanking the authors who have contributed an article to the journal or a commentary to our site. It would be impossible for the Stanford Economic Review to function without high-quality submissions and we especially appreciate all the time and effort put into communicating with our editors throughout the revision process. Finally, we would like to extend our gratitude to the Stanford Economics Association (SEA) and the Stanford Department of Economics for their continued support for our publication and mission.
Eric Gao and Tina Li
2024-25 Editors in Chief