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Wolfers blames politicians for credit rating downgrade

Aug 3, 2023
Ford School economics professor Justin Wolfers says U.S. politicians are responsible for the recent downgrading of the country's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating by Fitch Ratings, from AAA to AA+.   Wolfers told International...
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Natural disasters can have an effect on climate skeptics - Raimi

Aug 3, 2023 Associated Press
Kaitlin Raimi, Associated Press: And highly visible events in places where they’re not normally expected — like heat waves in places without air conditioning infrastructure, or wildfire smoke on the East Coast and in the Midwest — can be more...
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PhD Students

Udoi Rateng

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Udoi Rateng is a PhD student in the joint Public Policy and Political Science program. With over a decade of experience as a public affairs researcher in Kenya in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors, Udoi has conducted nationally representative…
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PhD Students

Franshelly Martinez-Ortiz

Franshelly M. Martínez-Ortiz is a PhD student in Political Science at Gerald Ford School of Public Policy. Her research focuses on broad topics of Race and Ethnicity, Political Behavior and American Public Opinion. She is currently working on…
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PhD Students

Esmeralda Lopez

Esmeralda López is a joint PhD student in Political Science and Public Policy at the University of Michigan. She is interested in how conflict-related sexual violence and other gender violence are reported (and not reported) at the individual and…
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PhD Students

Katie Laursen

Katie Laursen is a PhD student in Economics and Public Policy. Her research interests are primarily in the economics of education and labor economics. Katie grew up in California and she graduated with highest honors from UC Davis in 2021 with a BA…
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