Poverty and social policy

H. Luke Shaefer discusses his recent report reviewing the Employer Resource Networks (ERNs) model, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Brent Orrell with Dr. Shaefer, Jason Heyboer of Lacks Enterprises, and James M.

The Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) has awarded the Gerald R.

Luke Shaefer, Alford A. Young Jr., and Michael S. Barr,  discuss some of the ways that policymakers and communities are attempting to combat poverty during this crisis. July 2020.

WDI and Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan were proud to co-host Efosa Ojomo, co-author of “The Prosperity Paradox: How Innovation Can Lift Nations Out of Poverty" and senior research fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute,

Andrew Biggs and Betsey Stevenson discuss their perspectives on paid family leave. March, 2019.

Jennifer Erb-Downward, senior research associate at Poverty Solutions, discusses student homelessness and school attendance. 

Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton; Professor of Law Barry Friedman, New York University; and Jessica Gillooly, PhD candidate of the Ford School, in a panel moderated by David Thacher examine racial bias in emergency calls.

Rachel Woolf, Emilio Gutiérrez Soto (Knight-Wallace Fellow), Laura Sanders, William D. Lopez discuss "Deported: An American Division" moderated by Ann Lin. January, 2019.

Virginia Eubanks discusses her new book "Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police and Punish the Poor." December, 2018.

Are women more likely than men to be in deep poverty, official poverty, and near poverty? Yes, yes, and yes.

Professor Sue Dynarski testifies before House Subcommittee on Education and Labor on January 18th, 2018 on the topic titled “Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency.”

Broderick Johnson, Luke Shaefer and Brian Jacob discuss the importance of investments in youth and young adults. January, 2018.

Olivia Golden, Executive Director of the Center for Law and Social Policy, to discuss work support strategies and what the future may hold for low-income in America. November, 2017.

Arthur Brooks, president of American Enterprise Institute, talks poverty & public policy followed by a conversation with Luke Shaefer, director of Poverty Solutions, and community Q&A. October, 2017.

Kristin Seefeldt discusses her new book "Abandoned Families: Social Isolation in the 21st Century." March, 2017.

Reverend Jackson reflects on the past and talks about the future of our country and civil rights challenges. November, 2016.

Bankole Thompson talks with Reverend Jesse Jackson about his thoughts on his presidential campaign, student activism, current civil right struggles, and the 2016 election.  October, 2016.

The University of Michigan has launched a new initiative to address one of humanity's most critical and seemingly intractable problems: poverty.

Troy Harden explores the relationship of public policy to the impact of social trauma in communities of color in the urban context. April, 2016.

Sister Simone Campbell talks about Pope Francis' challenge to mending the gaps as well as discuss her own policy proposals. March, 2016.

Broderick Johnson talks about the history, reasons, and impact of the My Brother's Keeper Task Force. February, 2016.

Watch the U.S. Senate Finance Committee testimony of Luke Shaefer as he talks about poverty in the United States and his book "$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America"

The authors Kathy Edin and Luke Shaefer, of the book "$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America," discuss the major themes of their revelatory research on income inequality and extreme poverty in the United States. October, 2015.

In this Book Talks, James House about his book Beyond Obamacare. James then joins Helen Levy, Richard Lichtenstein on a panel to discuss health care and his book moderated by Paula Lantz.

Melody Barnes argues that improving life outcomes for opportunity youth is a moral imperative and economic necessity. April, 2015.

Michael S. Barr, Gerald A. Carlino, James Hines and moderator Byron Lutz hold a panel on stabilization policy at the "Honoring Ned Gramlich and the Importance of Policy Research" conference. May, 2014.

Sheldon Danziger, William G. Gale, Eugene Steuerle and moderator Marina von Neumann Whitman hold a panel on income distribution at the "Honoring Ned Gramlich and the Importance of Policy Research" conference. May, 2014.

Rebecca Blank investigates the problem of rising economic inequality in the United States and the various options for addressing it. April, 2014.

Dean Yang is an associate professor of public policy at the Ford School and in the department of economics.

Kevyn Orr talks about his experiences as Emergency Manager for the City of Detroit. March, 2014.