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Publication

Jacob finds little benefit, large costs to pretrial juvenile detention

Apr 11, 2023

Despite the large number of youth detained in juvenile detention centers before a trial, little research has been conducted on the impact of this detainment on life outcomes. Publishing a new research brief for the Cato Institute, Brian Jacob,...

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Black Perspectives in Public Policy

Apr 10, 2023 1:21:07

Patrick Wimberly and Theodore Jones join the Ford School in conversation with DeAndre Cavert, P3E community engagemen manager. April, 2023.

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News

Michigan environmental leaders analyze CLOSUP recycling report

Apr 9, 2023

The Center for Local, State and Urban Policy released a new report that polled local officials on issues related to recycling as part of the Michigan Local Recycling Policy Project. The Capital News Service gathered reactions from across the...

In the Media

Unemployment benefits are “the most arcane and complicated” government program - Shaefer

Apr 6, 2023 NPR Marketplace

Luke Shaefer, NPR Marketplace: "There is undoubtedly a set of people who actually are eligible for benefits and should be getting...

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In the Media

Cooney on Detroit guaranteed income proposal

Apr 4, 2023 WDET

Patrick Cooney, WDET: "It’s no surprise that when people get cash material hardship drops. But the fact that material hardship was so high in the first place in the richest country on Earth…that is a big...

In the Media

Hall calls out false image of lobbying

Mar 31, 2023 The Detroit News

Richard Hall, The Detroit News: The caricature of lobbying as legal bribery can be misguided, though, said Richard Hall, a political science professor at the University of Michigan. An overwhelming majority of lobbying is done with allies. "It's not...

News

National Academy of Sciences appoints Shaefer chair of new committee on economic and social mobility

Apr 3, 2023

As inequality and downward social mobility are on the rise in the United States, research on the causes and solutions is urgently required. To influence the direction of future research, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine...

Tour of Weill Hall

Apr 6, 2023 0:19:32

Olivia Bradish (BA '23) offers a tour of Weill Hall.

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Voices of the Ford School | Luke Shaefer

Apr 6, 2023 0:00:44

Luke Shaefer, director of Poverty Solutions and associate dean for academic affairs, explains what he likes about the Ford School. April, 2023.

Luke Shaefer delivers a talk at the Ford School

In the Media

Stevenson breaks down job growth across different sectors

Apr 4, 2023 CNBC

Betsey Stevenson, CNBC: "What we've been seeing is a massive reallocation of workers. First, we expanded how much stuff we were buying, so the goods sector just did remarkably well early on in the pandemic. And it was the service sector that got...

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