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Recession fears dim amid strong job numbers, falling gas prices, passage of Inflation Reduction Act - Ford School economists
The flurry of major and surprising economic news in the past week has changed the outlook on inflation and the possibility of recession.
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Fall 2022 incoming master's pre-welcome week
Pre-welcome week is designed for incoming master's students and features the American government module, math camp, and a career session for...
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Our community recognizes the urgent global climate crisis and is working on interdisciplinary policy solutions rooted in community engagement, economics, political science, psychology, and urban planning.
From cradle through career, education programs exist to help children and youth learn, grow, and succeed in school and in life. But how do decision makers know which interventions work? How can their investments address institutional and systemic...
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I’ve loved serving our community, and have worked hard to advance bipartisan engagement, listening and talking to one another across our differences in a way that can deepen our democracy and get practical things done.
Michael S. Barr
Barr, who served as dean of the Ford School from 2017-2022, is a governor and vice chair for supervision of the Federal Reserve Board, where he will develop policy recommendations for the Fed and oversee the supervision and regulation of the largest U.S. financial institutions.
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