In a recent Economic Policy Institute paper, "Still Open for Business: Unionization Has No Causal Effect on Firm Closures," John DiNardo investigates the debate over legislation to expand employees' right to choose union representation in the...

Sheldon Danziger was quoted in a New York Times and a PBS article both discussing the increased U.S. poverty rate. These latest discussions were spurred by the release of "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2008,"...

Ann Chih Lin, as part of the Detroit Arab American Study Team, co-authored a new book from the Russell Sage Foundation called "Citizenship and Crisis: Arab Detroit After 9/11." The book explores how the cultural prejudices that have often...

The Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy published a new research brief called “Economic Revitalization through College Scholarships: The Kalamazoo Promise and Similar Programs.” This brief provides an overview of programs developed to spur...

Welcome to the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. On behalf of the entire Ford School community, I am very pleased that you have chosen to join us this year. As you begin your studies, you are embarking on a new trajectory that we hope you will...

Michael McClellan has been selected as the Ford School’s Diplomat in Residence for the 2009-2010 academic year. McClellan is a Senior Foreign Service Officer and a 25-year veteran of U.S. State Department.The Ford School is one of only sixteen...

John D. Ciorciari spoke with the Agence France-Presse about the White House "strategy" behind the U.S.'s recent engagement with North Korea and Mynmar. In the article "U.S. gambles on diplomatic gains in North Korea, Myanmar," Ciorciari explains...

The Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) published a new research brief examining potential reform of the Michigan business tax structure. It describes the current Michigan Business Tax and other forms of business taxes, and analyzes...

In a new podcast, John D. Ciorciari discusses his recently published research on increasing concerns about inflation and what is ahead for the Federal Reserve. Ciorciari’s research appears in a widely praised book, which he also edited, called The...

Dina Ufberg, a member of the first class of Ford School BA students, was awarded one of ten Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships through the Hong Kong Institute of Education. Dina will spend the 2009-2010 academic year at a school of higher...