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Betsey Stevenson elected to executive committee of American Economic Association

Oct 11, 2017

Please join us in congratulating Betsey Stevenson, recently elected to serve as a member of the executive committee of the American Economic Association. Stevenson will serve with other newly elected officers, including president-elect Ben Bernanke...

APPAM to honor Dynarski: Spencer Foundation Award for transformative ed policy work

Sep 26, 2017

Professor Susan Dynarski has been named a recipient of the Spencer Foundation Award by the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) for her noteworthy contributions through research and analysis in the field of education policy...

Behavioral Finance Symposium explores intersection of economics, psychology, policy

Sep 19, 2017

The 2017 Behavioral Finance Symposium, held September 14-15 at the University of Michigan, brought together prominent scholars, policymakers, and practitioners for two days of dialogue about ways to apply insights from the behavioral sciences, which...

Internship field report, Lina Grant @ California's Department of Finance HHS unit

Sep 19, 2017

Lina Grant (MPP/REES MA'17) submitted this field report from her summer 2017 internship at California’s Department of Finance, in the Health and Human Services unit in Sacramento. This summer, I interned for the Health and Human Services (HHS) unit...

Internship field report, Fandi Achmad @ the World Trade Organization in Geneva

Sep 19, 2017

Fandi Achmad (MPP '18) submitted this field report from his summer 2017 internship at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva. Working for the World Trade Organization (WTO) on international trade has always been a dream of mine since deciding...

Internship field report, Cozart @ European Bank for Reconstruction & Development

Sep 12, 2017

Anthony Cozart (MPP '18) submitted this field report from his summer 2017 internship at The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London. I’ve just finished working this summer for The European Bank for Reconstruction and...

Michigan News release: Hurricanes drive immigration to the US, helped by green cards

Sep 12, 2017

When hurricanes hit other countries, the United States often sees a bump in migration into the country—and the biggest hike in migration rates happen from countries that already have a strong population established in the U.S., according to...

NSF award: Developing new techniques to detect financial market manipulation

Sep 11, 2017

Michael Barr and colleagues from the College of Engineering (Michael Wellman) and Ross School of Business (Uday Rajan) have been awarded a $670,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop new techniques to identify financial market...

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On NPR’s “Marketplace,” Marina Whitman talks free trade history and shortfalls

Sep 5, 2017

In “Why do U.S. retraining programs fall short,” part of an NPR Marketplace series on the history of waxing and waning trade barriers, Marina Whitman talks about her early advocacy for free trade during the Nixon Administration, the ways in which...

Ten years on, reflecting on Ned Gramlich’s legacy of service and leadership

Sep 5, 2017

Ten years ago today, we mourned the passing of Edward M. (Ned) Gramlich, a leader and friend of the Ford School and its predecessor, the Institute of Public Policy Studies, and a much-loved teacher and mentor to generations of aspiring public...

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In Brookings, Barry Rabe talks "Carbon pricing durability and the case of California"

Aug 31, 2017

“Collectively endorsing carbon pricing as the preferred route to achieve pledged [greenhouse gas] reductions is relatively easy,” writes Barry Rabe in his latest Brookings blog. “Much harder is navigating the politics upon returning home.”Rabe’s...

Center on Finance, Law, and Policy secures grant to assist Detroit entrepreneurs

Aug 30, 2017

Students interview a pop-up restaurateur in Detroit as part of the Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project.Photo credit: Abigail DeHart '19LThe Center on Finance, Law, and Policy, run by faculty director Michael Barr, has received a $125,000...

Yang & Mahajan pen NBER paper on “Hurricanes, migrant networks, and U.S. immigration”

Aug 12, 2017

Parag Mahajan, a doctoral student in public policy and economics, and Dean Yang published an August 2017 working paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) entitled: "Taken by storm: Hurricanes, migrant networks, and U.S....

Internship field report, Timothy Trollope @ the World Bank climate change group

Aug 1, 2017

Timothy Trollope (MPP '18) is submitting this field report from his summer 2017 internship at the World Bank, where he worked in the Climate Change Group. How climate change, disaster risk, poverty, and resilience connect to each other felt...

Stevenson testifies at Congressional hearing on record-breaking job vacancies

Jul 12, 2017

This June, the U.S. Department of Labor reported 6 million unfilled job openings--a record-breaking number. Today, Betsey Stevenson offered expert testimony at a Congressional Joint Economic Committee hearing on the topic: "A record six million U.S....

Barr files amicus brief in support of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Jul 5, 2017

University of Michigan law professor and incoming Ford School dean Michael Barr has served as co-counsel on a recent amicus brief submitted by leading financial regulation and consumer finance scholars in support of the Consumer Financial Protection...

Barr files amicus brief for financial regulation scholars in Supreme Court case

Jul 5, 2017

Michael Barr joined noted DC appellate attorney Deepak Gupta as co-counsel on a June 27 amicus brief, submitted by financial regulation scholars and former government officials who have worked to prevent violent non-state actors from accessing the...

Dominguez in South China Morning Post: U.S. casts nervous eye over Chinese debt

Jun 19, 2017

Kathryn Dominguez is quoted in a new South China Morning Post story about China’s rising debt levels: “US casting nervous eye at China’s ‘phenomenal’ debt levels, says former Obama pick for the Fed.” “It’s really quite phenomenal how high the...

Stevenson contributes to bipartisan AEI-Brookings report supporting paid family leave

Jun 7, 2017

As a member of the AEI-Brookings Working Group on Paid Family Leave, Betsey Stevenson has contributed to a recently released bipartisan report highlighting the benefits and costs of paid leave. In the May 2017 report, titled “Paid family and...

Stevenson, Wolfers et al urge confirmation of Trump pick for Council of Economic Advisers

Jun 6, 2017

In a recently released letter to the Senate Banking Committee, prominent economists including Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers of the Ford School, have urged the confirmation of American Enterprise Institute (AEI) scholar Kevin Hassett, President...

Welcome to the Ford School's 2017 Public Policy and International Affairs Fellows

Jun 5, 2017

Please join us in welcoming the Ford School's 2017 Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) fellows to Ann Arbor. The PPIA program, which the Ford School has participated in each year since 1983, aims to promote diversity in public service....

Rabe examines Pennsylvania's unorthodox resistance to energy taxes in new journal article

May 31, 2017

A new publication by Rachel Hampton and Barry Rabe, titled "Leaving money on the table: Pennsylvania exceptionalism in resisting energy severance taxes," was published in Commonwealth this month. In it, Hampton and Rabe reflect on Pennsylvania's...

Wolfers coauthors paper on the growing gap in life expectancy and retirement benefits

May 31, 2017

A new working paper by Alan Auerbach, Kerwin Charles, Courtney Coile, William Gale, Dana Goldman, Ronald Lee, Charles Lucas, Peter Orszag, Louise Sheiner, Bryan Tysinger, David Weil, Justin Wolfers and Rebeca Wong, titled How the Growing Gap in Life...

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Vox piece on universal basic income proposal cites Luke Shaefer's "must read" research

May 31, 2017

Vox asks “What happens if you replace every social program with a universal basic income?” in a May 30 article by Dylan Matthews. The piece goes on to cite Luke Shaefer’s research on a negative income tax. The article discusses a recent American...

Stevenson on Making Sense, a PBS NewsHour segment on growth industries men avoid

May 12, 2017

Betsey Stevenson speaks with economics correspondent Paul Solman for the May 11 Making Sense episode, “These industries are growing: Why are men staying away?”The episode, which aired on PBS NewsHour, explores how rare it is for men to pursue jobs...

Barr on NPR: Dodd-Frank rollback would weaken oversight, cripple consumer protection

May 8, 2017

Michael S. Barr, a key architect of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, isn't mincing words when it comes to outlining the stakes of dismantling the historic Wall Street reform and consumer protection legislation. Last month, he testified before Congress on...

In The New York Times, Susan Dynarski describes “The wrong way to fix student debt”

May 8, 2017

In a May 6 “Economic View” column for The New York Times, "The wrong way to fix student debt," Susan Dynarski describes three recent regulatory changes that are “making student loans riskier, more expensive and more burdensome for borrowers.”The...

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Economics and finance

Betsey Stevenson elected to executive committee of American Economic Association

APPAM to honor Dynarski: Spencer Foundation Award for transformative ed policy work

Behavioral Finance Symposium explores intersection of economics, psychology, policy

Internship field report, Lina Grant @ California's Department of Finance HHS unit

Internship field report, Fandi Achmad @ the World Trade Organization in Geneva

Internship field report, Cozart @ European Bank for Reconstruction & Development

Michigan News release: Hurricanes drive immigration to the US, helped by green cards

NSF award: Developing new techniques to detect financial market manipulation

On NPR’s “Marketplace,” Marina Whitman talks free trade history and shortfalls

Ten years on, reflecting on Ned Gramlich’s legacy of service and leadership

In Brookings, Barry Rabe talks "Carbon pricing durability and the case of California"

Center on Finance, Law, and Policy secures grant to assist Detroit entrepreneurs

Yang & Mahajan pen NBER paper on “Hurricanes, migrant networks, and U.S. immigration”

Internship field report, Timothy Trollope @ the World Bank climate change group

Stevenson testifies at Congressional hearing on record-breaking job vacancies

Barr files amicus brief in support of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Barr files amicus brief for financial regulation scholars in Supreme Court case

Dominguez in South China Morning Post: U.S. casts nervous eye over Chinese debt

Stevenson contributes to bipartisan AEI-Brookings report supporting paid family leave

Stevenson, Wolfers et al urge confirmation of Trump pick for Council of Economic Advisers

Welcome to the Ford School's 2017 Public Policy and International Affairs Fellows

Rabe examines Pennsylvania's unorthodox resistance to energy taxes in new journal article

Wolfers coauthors paper on the growing gap in life expectancy and retirement benefits

Vox piece on universal basic income proposal cites Luke Shaefer's "must read" research

Stevenson on Making Sense, a PBS NewsHour segment on growth industries men avoid

Barr on NPR: Dodd-Frank rollback would weaken oversight, cripple consumer protection

In The New York Times, Susan Dynarski describes “The wrong way to fix student debt”

Can firms do well by doing good? Can nations liberalize trade while protecting workers?

Whitman on Michigan Radio, the ongoing erosion of support for public goods

Barr in Democracy: Why the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is constitutional