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EPI’s DC conference, “Restructuring student loans: Lessons from abroad"

Jun 14, 2016

Roughly 100 guests—including policymakers, practitioners, and members of the press—attended “Restructuring student loans: Lessons from abroad,” a conference organized by Susan Dynarski, co-founder and co-director of the Ford School’s Education...

Internship field report, Nadia Vandergriff @ World Bank, Global Climate Change Policy

Jun 14, 2016

As a dual degree student with SNRE [the School of Natural Resources and Environment] and Ford, I am interested in pursuing a career in international development within the context of climate change as a complex environmental, social, and political...

Susan Dynarski pens Milken Institute piece, “How to—and how not to—manage student debt”

Jun 10, 2016

For the Milken Institute Review, Susan Dynarski explains, “How to—and how not to—manage student debt.”“If you even casually follow the news, you’ve probably heard that Americans owe a record $1.3 trillion in student loans,” writes Dynarski. Seven...

Justin Wolfers in NYT Upshot, “The jobs report is not quite as terrible as it looks”

Jun 3, 2016

“The jobs report is not quite as terrible as it looks,” a New York Times Upshot piece by Justin Wolfers, reviews the latest employment report, which suggests that the economic recovery is slowing with only 38,000 jobs added in May.“It is worth...

Hausman's "What was bad for GM was bad for America," in Journal of Economic History

Jun 1, 2016

A journal article by Joshua Hausman, "What was bad for General Motors was bad for America: The automobile industry and the 1937/38 recession," was published in the June 2016 edition of The Journal of Economic History. AbstractThis article shows that...

Ben Bernanke talks monetary policy at Economic Club of Grand Rapids dinner

Jun 1, 2016

Ben Bernanke, former chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, was the featured speaker at the 29th annual Economic Club of Grand Rapids dinner on Tuesday, May 31. Dean Susan M. Collins interviewed Dr. Bernanke for the event, which drew 1,600 registered...

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Catherine Hausman on methane leak repairs, "low-hanging fruit for climate change abatement"

May 25, 2016

Catherine Hausman’s NBER working paper, “Price regulation and environmental externalities: Evidence from methane leaks,” (with Lucija Muehlenbachs) looks at the unintended consequences of cost-of-service price regulations of privately-owned natural...

Susan Collins to interview Ben Bernanke at Economic Club of Grand Rapids dinner

May 3, 2016

At the annual dinner meeting of The Economic Club of Grand Rapids, Susan M. Collins will host a conversation with Ben Bernanke, who served as chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve System from 2006-2014. The event will take place on Tuesday, May 31 at...

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Kathryn Dominguez on her interdisciplinary course, "Jane Austen and Economics"

Apr 28, 2016

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen’s novels contain a wealth of commentary on the dramatic economic changes of her era. University of Michigan undergraduates looking for a friendly and informative introduction to economics...

Ford School partners with INCAE Business School in Latin America

Apr 25, 2016

The University of Michigan will launch a new partnership that enables MBA students from one of Latin America's top business schools to earn a master of public administration degree at the Ford School of Public Policy.The dual-degree program, which...

Dynarski in NYT Upshot, "How to use tax credits to increase college attendance"

Apr 19, 2016

Susan Dynarski’s latest New York Times Upshot contribution explores “How to use tax credits to increase college attendance.”“Taxpayers will file for $20 billion in tax credits for college expenses they paid in 2015, but while those who get [the...

In Brookings, Dynarski investigates effects of slashing student loan interest rates

Apr 14, 2016

Susan Dynarski considers the effects of student loan interest rates in “What does cutting rates on student loans do?” The piece appears in Evidence Speaks, a weekly publication of the Brookings Institution's Center on Children and Families. Dynarski...

Tom Ivacko on emergency financial management and the Flint water crisis

Apr 12, 2016

CLOSUP program manager Tom Ivacko’s “What is lost when a state takes over a city,” was published on April 13 by Governing.com. The piece, which ran in "Voices of the Governing Institute," describes Michigan’s restrictive local government finance...

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Catherine Hausman examines economic impacts of nuclear power plant closure

Apr 7, 2016

Catherine Hausman's analysis of the economic impacts that result from a nuclear power plant closure was published in the latest edition of the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. For "Market Impacts of a Nuclear Power Plant...

Wolfers in NY Times, negative effects of bad neighborhoods larger than we thought

Mar 28, 2016

“Growing up in a bad neighborhood does more harm than we thought,” a New York Times Economic View column by Justin Wolfers, describes important new findings by Eric Chyn, a doctoral candidate in economics at U-M, on the negative effects of bad...

Susan Dynarski and Judith Scott-Clayton on “Tax benefits for college attendance”

Mar 1, 2016

“Tax benefits for college attendance," a paper by Susan Dynarski and Judith Scott-Clayton, appears in the March 2016 National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) working paper series. ABSTRACTNational efforts to promote college enrollment are...

Stevenson offers insight into gender pay gap in U.S. News & World Report article

Feb 25, 2016

Betsey Stevenson lent her expertise in labor markets to a recent U.S. News & World Report article on the gender pay gap, which despite gains in educational attainment for women, isn’t expected to close globally for another 118 years, according to a...

HuffPost quotes Betsey Stevenson on the impact of paid leave laws at home, abroad

Jan 28, 2016

Betsey Stevenson is quoted in a January 22 HuffPost piece by Jonathan Cohn, “Paid Family Leave Laws Aren’t Crushing Business, Despite What Ted Cruz Says.”“Paid family leave is finally getting serious attention in Washington and on the campaign...

Susan M. Collins elected to Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s board of directors

Jan 11, 2016

Susan M. Collins has been elected to the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, one of 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks that, along with the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, DC, conduct the nation’s monetary...

Betsey Stevenson takes on retroactive corporate giveaways, a Congressional holiday tradition

Dec 14, 2015

“While Americans ready their holiday shopping lists, Congress is busy with its own holiday tradition—preparing a grab bag of corporate giveaways known as ‘tax extenders,’” writes Betsey Stevenson for a December 10 Bloomberg View piece. “The gifts,...

Chronicle of Higher Ed recognizes Susan Dynarski among top ten influencers, agitators of 2015

Dec 14, 2015

Susan Dynarski is among the top ten influencers and agitators recognized by the Chronicle of Higher Education for shaking up higher ed “in the classroom, on campus, and beyond.”In “Sensible Explainer,” the Chronicle’s Beckie Supiano lauds Dynarski’s...

"Responding to budget surplus vs. deficit," reviews citizen, leader preferences

Dec 10, 2015

As the Michigan economy improves, some local leaders are facing the welcome task of deciding how to allocate funds from budget surpluses. A University of Michigan Ford School survey, "Responding to budget surplus vs. deficit: the preferences of...

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DiNardo’s ‘defense against the dark arts’ of econometrics

Dec 7, 2015

John DiNardo (AB ’83, MPP ’84) has read J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series in every language he can comprehend—English, Italian, and French—so perhaps it’s not surprising that when DiNardo had to take time off from teaching to be treated for acute...

"Why financial aid is broken and a simple solution to fix it," TEDx Talk by Sue Dynarski

Nov 12, 2015

On October 20, Susan Dynarski delivered a powerful talk at TEDxIndianapolis: "Why financial aid is broken and a simple solution to fix it." The focus? Dynarski’s simple and cost-effective strategy for dramatically reducing a significant roadblock to...

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Local leaders worry about retiree health care benefits, says latest CLOSUP MPPS report

Oct 29, 2015

ANN ARBOR—Health care benefits for retirees of Michigan's local governmental units are presenting significant fiscal challenges, and more than half of local officials surveyed indicate they are concerned they won't be able to fulfill their...

Wolfers talks investment behavior in NPR Special Series, "Your Money and Your Life"

Oct 28, 2015

On October 23, Justin Wolfers was quoted in the NPR Special Serices, “Your Money and Your Life,” discussing savings and investment behavior.In the article, “Why Is It So Hard To Save? U.K. Shows It Doesn't Have To Be,” NPR Correspondent Chris Arnold...

Wolfers comments on online betting markets and Hillary Clinton’s presidential prospects

Oct 22, 2015

Justin Wolfers is quoted in Tuesday's Washington Post offering insight into betting markets and how they historically underrate the chances of big favorites in elections.According to the article, “The math is clear: Hillary Clinton has better odds...

Susan Dynarski honored by Michigan for tackling barriers to education for low-income youth

Oct 8, 2015

On September 21st, State Representative Adam Zemke, State Senator Rebekah Warren, and Governor Rick Snyder honored Professor Susan Dynarski with a special tribute from the state for her work on the HAIL (High Achieving Involved Leaders) Scholarship...

“No, student borrowers don’t need to worry about loan market turmoil” writes Dynarski

Oct 2, 2015

In “No, student borrowers don’t need to worry about loan market turmoil,” published by the New York Times Upshot on September 29, 2015, Susan Dynarski explains why concerns that financial market turmoil will put student borrowers at risk are...

In government, let hard data judge what works, says Wolfers in NYT Upshot column

Oct 1, 2015

In his most recent column for The New York Times’ Upshot, Justin Wolfers explains how behavioral economics is used to promote government efficiency and effective service delivery.He presents findings from the White House Social and Behavioral...