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Workers playing musical chairs, says Stevenson

Aug 23, 2021 NPR
While employers are finding it difficult to find workers, economist Betsey Stevenson told NPR she is not concerned. “There is just more churn than normal,” says Stevenson. “It’s like a giant game of musical chairs, and it’s taking everyone longer...

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PhD Students

Malcolm Thomas

Malcolm is a student in the joint Public Policy and Economics PhD program.   He studies the economics of the construction and maintenance of caste systems such as race and applications of intersectionality in understanding collective action…
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Farley explains decrease in Michigan population

Aug 16, 2021 Michigan Radio
The state of Michigan has again seen a population decrease following the release of the 2020 census, resulting in a loss of another congressional district. Reynolds Farley, research scientist at the Population Studies Center and a lecturer at the...
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El-Sayed analyzes new CDC mask guidance

Jul 28, 2021 NPR Here & Now
After the CDC rolled back its guidance that vaccinated people could unmask, many were left confused and unsure of what to believe. Abdul El-Sayed, Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, explained the logistics behind the new guidance. "What...
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El-Sayed talks strategy to get more people vaccinated

Jul 19, 2021 WDET
How can we get more people vaccinated? Abdul El-Sayed, Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, explained that simply yelling at people to get them vaccinated won't work, comparing it to yelling at his toddler to "Go to...
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Ciorciari on what happens next with Afghan troops

Aug 20, 2021 CNBC
John Ciorciari, associate professor of public policy and director of the Weiser Diplomacy Center and International Policy Center, spoke to CNBC about Afghanistan's fall to the Taliban after President Biden withdrew the U.S. military from the...