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

May 2, 2017

In the first days of Donald J. Trump's presidency, journalists from across the world called Marina Whitman. They wanted to discuss the implications of Trump's meetings with auto executives. They wanted to understand how Trump's proposed tariff on...

Ford School IEDP students travel to Greece to research economic, refugee policies

Apr 20, 2017

On Wednesday, April 12th, graduate students from U-M’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy presented their research on two timely and challenging global policy problems: how to restart an economy after a financial crisis, and how to integrate...

New graduate seminar: Quantifying the economic impact of refugees in Detroit

Apr 4, 2017

Elisabeth Gerber, associate dean for research and policy engagement, has teamed up with Steve Tobocman (MPP/JD '97), executive director of Global Detroit, to lead an applied research course of 13 graduate students this semester.In December 2016,...

U-M climbs to fourth in nation for Peace Corps 2017 top volunteer-producing schools

Mar 6, 2017

The University of Michigan has been ranked fourth as one of the Peace Corps' 2017 top volunteer-producing schools. U-M was also ranked fourth on the Peace Corps’ list of the top-producing graduate schools.According to a Michigan News article, James...

Deardorff in LA Times: Trump's intent to renegotiate NAFTA could harm U.S. trade with Mexico

Jan 25, 2017

In "Trump moves quickly in bid to revamp America's trade policy," the LA Times quotes Alan Deardorff, whose work is focused on international trade and the effects of trade deals. The article, published on January 23, examines the implications of...

Shaefer compares poverty in United States to poverty in world's poorest countries

Jan 25, 2017

A paper by Luke Shaefer, Pinghui Wu (University of Michigan), and Kathryn Edin (Johns Hopkins University), "Can Poverty in America Be Compared to Conditions in the World's Poorest Countries?" is forthcoming in the American Journal of Medical...

Yang featured in Experimental Conversations, book examining development economics

Jan 20, 2017

For those interested in global development and development economics, Experimental Conversations, a volume by Timothy Ogden, features an interview with Dean Yang (Chapter 12). The book is a collection of interviews conducted by Ogden with...

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Ford School hosts six Paul D. Coverdell Fellows in MPP program this academic year

Jan 19, 2017

The Ford School is home to six Paul D. Coverdell Fellows this academic year. The Coverdell program supports returned Peace Corps volunteers (RPCVs) as they pursue their education at graduate schools around the country. In addition to receiving...

Yang: “Revising commitments: Field evidence on the adjustment of prior choices”

Jan 16, 2017

An article by Dean Yang, Xavier Giné, Jessica Goldberg and Dan Silverman, "Revising Commitments: Field Evidence on the Adjustment of Prior Choices," was published in The Economic Journal on April 25, 2016. Abstract: We implement an artefactual...

Yang on BBC about enhancing impact of remittances for economic development

Jan 10, 2017

BBC’s “World Hacks,” a new weekly show dedicated to solving world problems, featured Dean Yang on its December 23 program: “Respect My Remittances.” Reporter Sahar Zand describes a tricky problem affecting 230 million migrant workers who send...

Dean Yang discusses new Mozambique intervention for orphans and vulnerable children

Dec 2, 2016

Dean Yang is the feature of a November 30 interview with Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Assets and Market Access (AMA) at the University of California, Davis. The “Q&A with Professor Dean Yang” centers on an evaluation Yang is conducting of a...

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Ford School alum Hardy Vieux serving as Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence

Dec 1, 2016

Ford School alumnus Hardy Vieux (MPP/JD ’97) has returned for the winter 2017 semester to serve as the Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence. Vieux is the legal director at Human Rights First, “an independent...

$1.1 million gift from Ronald and Eileen Weiser will strengthen international learning

Oct 19, 2016

Ambassador Ronald N. Weiser (BBA ’66) and Eileen L. Weiser (MMus ’75) have allocated a $1.1 million gift to establish the Weiser Family Fund for Student International Policy Engagement at the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public...

Internship field report, Robert Dickinson @ Haiti School Project, Port au Prince

Sep 13, 2016

Robert Dickinson (BA ’17) is submitting this field report from his summer 2016 internship at Haiti School Project in Port au Prince.Travelling always feels the same to me: the harsh recycled air on my flights; the long walkways and loudspeakers of...

Education is key to developing a better China, says Yvonne Chan of Ho & Ho Foundation

Sep 9, 2016

A generous gift from the Ho & Ho Foundation of Hong Kong will support initiatives that expose Ford School students—aspiring public servants and policy leaders—to China’s policy environment.Funded activities will include the Ford School’s U.S./China...

G20 decision could be the tipping point for free trade writes Deardorff in The Conversation

Sep 6, 2016

Alan Deardorff’s “Decision from G20 leaders could prove the tipping point for free trade,” published by The Conversation and syndicated by the Associated Press, encourages G20 leaders to push for the adoption of the World Trade Organization’s Trade...

Please welcome U.S. State Department Diplomat in Residence Andrew (Drew) Mann

Sep 6, 2016

The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy is delighted to announce that Andrew (Drew) Mann has joined us as a U.S. Department of State Diplomat in Residence.Diplomats in Residence are career Foreign Service officers and specialists who provide...

Tamar Mitts in The Journal of Economic Perspectives: "Can war foster cooperation?"

Jul 31, 2016

“Can War Foster Cooperation?” Michal Bauer, Christopher Blattman, Julie Chytilová, Joseph Henrich, Edward Miguel and Tamar Mitts pose this question in the summer 2016 volume of The Journal of Economic Perspectives. Introduction Warfare leaves...

Dean Yang in WaPo, Brexit’s most severe impacts may extend to the developing world

Jun 28, 2016

The Washington Post’s “Wonkblog” cites Dean Yang’s work in “The people who will suffer the most severe impact of Brexit don’t live in the U.K.” The article, by Max Ehrenfreund, was published on Saturday, June 25.“Immigrants working in Britain send...

Internship field report, Tarlie Townsend @ United Nations Population Fund in Hanoi

May 23, 2016

I left my house in the dark this morning. The electricity went out at 7:30, which I later learned was because I made the very American mistake of having the air conditioner and hot water heater on at the same time. My host family, a Vietnamese...

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...

Ford alum, Fitzpatrick, investigating counterfeit medicines in Africa

Feb 15, 2016

Anne Fitzpatrick (PhD ’15) is furthering her dissertation by evaluating the prevailing perception that counterfeit and falsified medications are widespread in developing countries.“Previous research indicated that as many as one-third of...

Parthasarathy receives IRWG funding to investigate gender, caste and innovation in India

Jan 20, 2016

Professor Shobita Parthasarathy has received a 2016 seed grant from Michigan's Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG), which supports individual research activities and collaborative projects in the field of women, gender, and...

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Renewing and strengthening the Ford School's long-term ties to China

Dec 3, 2015

Ann Lin on the Ford School's U.S.-China policy course and trip Each year, the University of Michigan offers dozens of courses focused on specific countries or geographic regions. Usually, these courses attract students with an ongoing interest in...

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Laying the foundation, Leah Ouellet (AB '13) and 17 Detroit teens build a Malawi school

Nov 27, 2015

As the plane hummed on the runway at Detroit Metro Airport, 17 anxious teenagers fidgeted in their seats, peering through the drawn window shades. “Are we in the air yet?” It was the third time Leah Ouellet (AB ‘13) had heard the same...

Boren awards fund student travel, research relevant to U.S. national security interests

Oct 13, 2015

As a recent recipient of the Boren Fellowship, Kathryn Curtis (MPA ’15) spent twelve months in Brazil studying Portuguese, food security, and climate change. Today, she plans to produce a plantable coloring book that will combine her research...

Alumni-in-Residence program connects students with alumni in policy careers

Sep 15, 2015

Want to meet with alumni working in government, consulting, education policy and other fields? Join us for this fall’s Alumni-in-Residence program, where students will have the opportunity to engage with Ford School alumni through career...

The Economist cites Dean Yang’s research findings in “Like manna from heaven”

Sep 4, 2015

The September 5th print edition of The Economist cites Dean Yang’s work in “Like manna from heaven: How a torrent of money from abroad reshapes an economy.” The article describes how economic migration and the resulting remittances (contributions...

Bob Axelrod on the takeaways from his year-long State Department fellowship

Aug 27, 2015

This summer, Bob Axelrod returned to the Ford School following a year-long Jefferson Science Foundation Fellowship at the U.S. Department of State. In this Q&A, he shares his take on bridging the gap between academics and policymakers, the rise of...

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Liz Gerber's "Motivational crowding in sustainable development interventions," APSR

Aug 3, 2015

A research article by Arun Agrawal, Ashwini Chhatre, and Elisabeth Gerber, "Motivational crowding in sustainable development interventions," was published in the August 2015 edition of American Political Science Review. Abstract We used a...