As the commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, pushes for cutting government spending from GDP calculations, alarms have been raised for the Ford School's Betsey Stevenson. Stevenson told Planet Money in a discussion about the GDP and government work...

Following President Trump's recently imposed tariffs on Canada and Mexico, the Ford School's Betsey Stevenson spoke with Yahoo! Finance to discuss her view on the policy. Stevenson argued, "Not trading with your neighbors is not a recipe for higher...

Unspent money held in flexible spending accounts has cost Americans over 4 billion out of paychecks. The Ford School's Pam Herd shared her story with Money, which is a shared experience for many working families across the country. “If you guess way...

“Just because folks say they’re unhappy about the state of the economy, that doesn’t mean much,” said Justin Wolfers, an economics and public policy professor at the Ford School. Speaking with Marketplace, Wolfers asserts that it's important to...

The Ford School's Kenneth Lowande recently presented at the University of Oklahoma's annual Teach-In conference. There, Lowande was asked to comment on the power of the president and why Donald Trump has upheld a strategy of implementing countless...

Technology writer and podcaster Kara Swisher will join the Ford School for the Fall 2025 semester as a Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in...

On an ABC Australia review on the current economic state of the U.S. and the outlook on what's to come for business owners and CEOs. the Ford School's Justin Wolfers stated the Trump Administration's economic policies have "raised the possibility...

Jazz musician Etienne Charles is combining his musicianship and passion about climate change and its impacts on vulnerable communities worldwide. Charles came to the Ford School January 17, 2025 and spoke with the Catherine Hausman, about the ways...