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Publication

Michelmore and Pilkauskas find EITC boosts employment, with decreasing impact as children age

Oct 4, 2021

Existing research has largely overlooked the variation in maternal employment effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) depending on the age of their children. In a new study, Katherine Michelmore and Natasha Pilkauskas, both associate...

Natasha Pilkauskas and Katherine Michelmore

ISR Insights Series - Unprecedented: The Expansion of the Social Safety Net During the COVID Era

Sep 29, 2021 1:00:56

In this talk, H. Luke Shaefer reviews research on the impacts of the largest and most comprehensive expansion of the social safety net in modern times, and where the nation goes from here.

Resilience After Recession: The Emerging Landscape for American Workers and Families

Sep 29, 2021 1:47:00

Betsy Stevenson assesses where there have been positive developments and where new policies are needed to ensure long-term stability and opportunity for families and workers. September, 2021.

News

Marco Ramirez named inaugural Kohn Scholar

Oct 4, 2021

Marco Ramirez (MPP ‘23) has been named as the inaugural Kohn Scholar. He was chosen for his outstanding qualifications and his promise for future leadership in the field of social policy. Ramirez believes health policy is the best vehicle to...

News

Penny Naas on trade, resilience, equity and the environment

Sep 27, 2021

Penny Naas (MPP '93) is President, International Affairs and Sustainability, at UPS. She spoke with Economics professor Betsey Stevenson in a policy talk, Business and government: Diversity, regulation, and sustainability, about a range of issues,...

Photo of Betsey Stevenson and Penny Naas during a Ford School virtual event

In the Media

El-Sayed calls on Congress to pass water affordability and infrastructure measures

Sep 30, 2021 Detroit Free Press

In an opinion written for the Detroit Free Press, Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence Abdul El-Sayed calls for Congressional policymakers to preserve the water affordability and infrastructure measures included in the Infrastructure...

In the Media

Home repair assistance can lead to economic opportunity, well-being, says Cooney

Oct 1, 2021 Bridge Detroit

A new program aims to replace roofs for low-income seniors and homeowners with disabilities in Detroit. Patrick Cooney, assistant director for policy impact at Poverty Solutions, spoke to Bridge Detroit about the long-term impacts of this type of...

In the Media

Increase in SNAP benefits will combat rising food prices, says Seefeldt

Oct 1, 2021 News Channel 5 Nashville

As food prices continue to rise, an increase in SNAP benefits nationwide will help many low-income families, says Kristin Seefeldt. "We've all heard about and probably felt in our own pocketbooks, the increase in grocery prices. So this will make...

News

Dean Barr appointed APSIA Executive Committee Secretary and Treasurer

Oct 1, 2021

The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) recently named Dean Michael S. Barr as the Secretary and Treasurer of its Executive Committee. The Ford School is one of the 33 member schools of APSIA. Barr, the Joan and...

Ford Security Seminar

The United States and central and eastern Europe in a changing geopolitical environment

Oct 25, 2021, 11:30 am-12:30 pm EDT

Ambassador Fried and Dr. Brudzinska discuss recent developments in central and eastern Europe and U.S. Biden administration foreign policy approach with a particular focus on challenges to democracy.

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