From 1972 to 2006, union membership among U.S.

Please RSVP to attend this workshop by emailing [email protected], indicating whether you will attend breakfast and/or lunch. Download the Agenda

This workshop is the first of two sessions that will provide an introduction to the SIPP, a nationally representative survey administered by the U.S. Census Bureau. The second workshop will take place at 4 PM on Thursday, April 8th.  The SIPP provides continuous data on family and individual-level income, demographics, and social program participation from the late 1980s to present in a series of 3-4 year longitudinal panels.

Download the agenda Space is limited. Please RSVP to [email protected]. Agenda 12:30 PM Opening Remarks Sheldon Danziger Henry J.

This conference on the 'Long-run Impacts of Early Life Events,' brought together leading researchers to engage in a broad discussion of new findings and avenues for future research in this area.  The conference featured paper and poster presentations from a range of scientific disciplines, including economics, demography, epidemiology, and human development. It was the third in a series of conferences examining the long-run impact of early life events and highlighting the importance of this emerging area of study.  The goal of these conferences has been to accelerate

This working seminar brought together a small group of researchers, policymakers, Congressional and HHS staff, and state and local administrators interested in issues related to 'the safety net,' with a particular focus on issues related to the TANF program. This goal of this event was to facilitate open discussion about future research and policy directions.  We examined how the safety net functioned during the recession and how programs and policies might best respond in the near term, given the high unemployment rates which are forecast.

'Health Care Financing, Access, and Equity in the Developing World' Thursday March 9th, 2006 Sharon Maccini, Ford School of Public Policy, 'Policy and Socioeconomic Determinants of Child Health in Developing Countries' Thursday March 30th, 2006 Scott Greer, School of Public Health 'The Europeanisation of national health policies: what can we expect and how will it matter?' Thursday, April 13th, 2006 Shobita Parthasarathy, Ford School of Public Policy 'Is there a place for morality in global patent law?  The case of biotechnology' Co-sponsored by the Internati

Dawei Liu is the Chief Financial Officer of China Development Bank and Professor at the Graduate School of China People's Bank.

Danny Leipziger is the Vice President for Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) and Head of the PREM Network of more than 700 economists and other professionals working on economic policy, lending, and analytic work for the World Bank's client countries. In this capacity he provides strategic leadership and direction to Regional PREM units as well as groups working on economic policy formulation in the area of growth and poverty, debt, trade, gender, and public sector management and governance.

The University of Michigan and the Ford School are planning a series of activities to welcome the class of 1961 back to Ann Arbor. The Reunion Weekend will offer alumni the chance to reconnect with old classmates and visit campus. Though much has changed since its time as the Institute for Public Administration, the Ford School of Public Policy is still committed to public policy research and education-come visit us and see how! Alumni Board member Rich Hughes (MPA '61) is a member of the Reunion Advisory Committee.