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Thacher examines potential of focused deterrence model for policing and criminal justice reform

Dec 30, 2016

In December 2016, David Thacher's "Channeling Police Discretion: The Hidden Potential of Focused Deterrence" was published in the 2016 volume of University of Chicago Legal Forum. Abstract The breadth of the criminal law and the unfettered...

Justin Wolfers and coauthors publish in SSRN: "In-group bias in financial markets"

Dec 24, 2016

A paper by Sima Jannati (University of Miami), Alok Kumar (University of Miami), Alexandra Niessen-Ruenzi (University of Mannheim), and Justin Wolfers was published in SSRN on December 24, 2016. The paper is entitled: "In-group bias in financial...

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Engaged learning in Ford School classrooms--beyond the big-ticket experiences

Dec 23, 2016

The Ford School has a long history of emphasizing engaged learning. Many of the big-ticket experiences, like the Integrated Policy Exercise (IPE), Applied Policy Seminar (APS) now called Strategic Public Policy Consulting (SPPC), International...

Parthasarathy in The Conversation: Obama’s socially engaged science and tech policy

Dec 21, 2016

Shobita Parthasarathy’s December 18 piece for The Conversation is on “Obama administration’s big science and tech innovation: Socially engaged policy.” Parthasarathy says President Obama’s science and technology legacy should include “much more...

Inside Philanthropy highlights David Bohnett Leadership and Public Service Fellowship Program

Dec 21, 2016

In the early 2000s, L.A. philanthropist David Bohnett noticed that Los Angeles City Hall was in need of mayoral staffers to work on salient policy issues such as housing and public transportation. At the same time, UCLA was training public policy...

Barr pens op-ed for Fortune: “Trump’s dismantling of Dodd-Frank would be 2008 all over again”

Dec 21, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump and treasury secretary nominee Steven Munchin have both threatened to “dismantle” or “kill” aspects of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. In a December 8 op-ed for Fortune, Michael...

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Engines for growth: U-M faculty, students support Detroit entrepreneurs of color

Dec 19, 2016

While small businesses have always been a critical engine of growth for urban economies, new business startups have slowed nationwide in the wake of the Great Recession. In the city of Detroit, expanding small businesses means confronting the...

Whitman on infrastructure spending and Pax Americana in Freep, Conversation op-eds

Dec 14, 2016

In a December 13th Detroit Free Press op-ed, “Where will public goods stand in Trump’s administration?”, Marina v.N. Whitman considers the importance of public goods to President-elect Trump’s administration.Whitman explains, “Everybody’s ‘market...

In Brookings, Rabe asks “What will Scott Pruitt do if he cannot sue EPA?”

Dec 14, 2016

While we know a great deal about President-elect Trump’s EPA nominee, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, Barry Rabe writes for the Brookings Institution that it is highly unclear "just what he will do in his role.” The article, titled “What...

Seefeldt pens op-ed for Newsweek: “Meet the real ‘left behind’ voters: Black women”

Dec 13, 2016

Kristin Seefeldt's (MPP '96, PhD '10) December 9 op-ed, published by Newsweek, describes "the real ‘left behind’ voters: black women.” After the 2016 election, Seefeldt says, common wisdom among pundits was that Donald Trump won because of the...

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Kristin Seefeldt interviewed by Lakeshore Public Media's “Regionally Speaking”

Dec 7, 2016

Kristin Seefeldt (MPP '96, PhD '10) recently spoke with Lakeshore Public Media’s "Regionally Speaking" for a podcast about research from her forthcoming book, “Abandoned Families: Social Isolation in the twenty-first century.” Seefeldt’s research...

Dynarski on "Fulfilling the promise of community college: The ASAP demonstrations"

Dec 7, 2016

Community colleges throughout the United States have low graduation rates, yet preliminary evidence from a new randomized trial suggests an effective policy prescription, write Susan Dynarski and Meghan Oster. Their article, “Fulfilling the promise...

In Bloomberg, Stevenson writes “manly men” need to get back to work, in “girly jobs”

Dec 7, 2016

More men should take service jobs in occupations traditionally dominated by women, writes Betsey Stevenson in her most recent Bloomberg View column: “Manly Men Need to Do More Girly Jobs” Stevenson, a leading labor economist and former chief...

Wolfers on “Trump and Carrier: How a modern economy is like a parking garage.”

Dec 2, 2016

Justin Wolfers offers a tutorial on the contempoary labor market in his latest New York Times Upshot column: “Trump and Carrier: How a modern economy is like a parking garage.” Wolfers’ piece comes after president-elect Donald Trump’s victory lap...

Michigan charter school practices rarely differ from those offered in traditional public schools

Dec 1, 2016

A new study by the University of Michigan’s Education Policy Initiative (EPI) shows Michigan’s charter schools follow similar practices as the traditional public schools that their students would otherwise attend. At a time when one of the major...

Youth Policy Lab announces application for new technical assistance program

Nov 30, 2016

The Youth Policy Lab has issued a request for proposals to organizations seeking to use data to improve service delivery or program design for Michigan youth. Applications for the Michigan Technical Assistance Partnership (M-TAP) Program are due...

Rabe in E&E News, "Can Trump deliver on immense energy, climate promises?"

Nov 30, 2016

Ford School Professor Barry Rabe was quoted in a recent E&E News article titled “Can Trump deliver on immense energy, climate promises?” Throughout the campaign, President-elect Trump promised to repeal or replace many of President Obama’s...

Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at the Ford School (fall 2015 - fall 2016)

Nov 29, 2016

The Ford School launched its five-year strategic plan for diversity, equity, and inclusion on October 5, 2016. It includes four central goals: diversifying ‘who we are’, diversifying ‘what and how we teach’, promoting an equitable and inclusive...

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Michigan local leaders assess drinking water issues in latest Michigan Public Policy Survey

Nov 29, 2016

Over a quarter of local officials from Michigan jurisdictions that provide shared water infrastructure believe funding levels are not sufficient to maintain those systems, according to the latest Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), "Local...

Why investors are suddenly bullish on for-profit colleges, Dynarski in NYT Upshot

Nov 21, 2016

Susan Dynarski, writing for the Upshot, explains why investors are suddenly bullish on for-profit colleges in “With Trump, investors see profits again in for-profit colleges.”Under the Obama administration, for-profit colleges faced mounting...

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Catherine Hausman: Nuclear closures magnify U.S. climate challenge for Trump

Nov 18, 2016

Peter Behr, E&E News Reporter, quoted Catherine Hausman in his November 17 article, "Nuclear closures magnify U.S. climate challenge for Trump." Behr reports that up to 15 percent of U.S. nuclear reactors may shut down over the next ten years...

Schwarz urges national unity, support for successful Trump transition post-election

Nov 18, 2016

Joe Schwarz was interviewed on WBCK’s The Richard Piet Show on November 26 regarding the election. A recording of the segment can be found on WBCK’s website: “Schwarz: The election is over, support Trump.”While the outcome of the election was...

50 years of civil rights leadership: U-M honors the Reverend Jesse Jackson

Nov 17, 2016

On November 16, "50 years of civil rights leadership: A U-M symposium in honor of Rev. Jesse Jackson" drew hundreds of guests and national media coverage. After a morning panel on "Transforming the party: The enduring significance of Jesse Jackson...

Mills surveys Michigan farmers, finds wind turbines have positive impact on landowners

Nov 17, 2016

Sarah Mills of the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy surveyed more than 1,200 farm landowners throughout 14 townships in Michigan to find out how farmers are impacted by wind energy turbines on their land. Mills found landowners with wind...

Barr, a key architect of Dodd-Frank, pens CNBC op-ed on Trump's financial plan

Nov 15, 2016

Michael S. Barr’s op-ed, “Why Trump’s financial plan is so dangerous,” was published on November 14 by CNBC.Barr worries that the Trump Administration will reverse the investor and consumer protections strengthened under President Obama, as well as...

Yang on Trump immigration policies and implications for migration to the U.S.

Nov 11, 2016

Dean Yang is quoted in Max Ehrenfreund’s November 10 article for the Washington Post’s Wonkblog, “One of Trump’s policies could spark a boom in immigration from Mexico.”Ehrenfreund speculates on the effect President-elect Donald Trump’s economic...

Pay-for-success: Paula Lantz on an innovative model for population health

Nov 11, 2016

A new study led by Paula Lantz is mentioned in Elizabeth Whitman’s Novemer 9 article for Modern Healthcare: “Initiatives to improve population health are disparate and face numerous hurdles.”Lantz’s study examines a new public-private funding model...

Domestic policy

Thacher examines potential of focused deterrence model for policing and criminal justice reform

Justin Wolfers and coauthors publish in SSRN: "In-group bias in financial markets"

Engaged learning in Ford School classrooms--beyond the big-ticket experiences

Parthasarathy in The Conversation: Obama’s socially engaged science and tech policy

Inside Philanthropy highlights David Bohnett Leadership and Public Service Fellowship Program

Barr pens op-ed for Fortune: “Trump’s dismantling of Dodd-Frank would be 2008 all over again”

Engines for growth: U-M faculty, students support Detroit entrepreneurs of color

Whitman on infrastructure spending and Pax Americana in Freep, Conversation op-eds

In Brookings, Rabe asks “What will Scott Pruitt do if he cannot sue EPA?”

Seefeldt pens op-ed for Newsweek: “Meet the real ‘left behind’ voters: Black women”

Kristin Seefeldt interviewed by Lakeshore Public Media's “Regionally Speaking”

Dynarski on "Fulfilling the promise of community college: The ASAP demonstrations"

In Bloomberg, Stevenson writes “manly men” need to get back to work, in “girly jobs”

Wolfers on “Trump and Carrier: How a modern economy is like a parking garage.”

Michigan charter school practices rarely differ from those offered in traditional public schools

Youth Policy Lab announces application for new technical assistance program

Rabe in E&E News, "Can Trump deliver on immense energy, climate promises?"

Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at the Ford School (fall 2015 - fall 2016)

Michigan local leaders assess drinking water issues in latest Michigan Public Policy Survey

Why investors are suddenly bullish on for-profit colleges, Dynarski in NYT Upshot

Catherine Hausman: Nuclear closures magnify U.S. climate challenge for Trump

Schwarz urges national unity, support for successful Trump transition post-election

50 years of civil rights leadership: U-M honors the Reverend Jesse Jackson

Mills surveys Michigan farmers, finds wind turbines have positive impact on landowners

Barr, a key architect of Dodd-Frank, pens CNBC op-ed on Trump's financial plan

Yang on Trump immigration policies and implications for migration to the U.S.

Pay-for-success: Paula Lantz on an innovative model for population health

Students, community members pack into overflow rooms for post-election analysis

Ford student groups host Día de los Muertos ofrenda and vigil for Black Lives Matter

Michigan Radio interviews Whitman on trade liberalization and the U.S. election