How Kohn Professor Luke Shaefer and the pandemic paved the way for an expanded Child Tax Credit
By Lauren Slagter
The passage of the American Rescue Plan Act in March ushered in a "euphoric" couple of weeks for Luke Shaefer, the Hermann and...
Who would pay if we stop using natural gas?
New research co-authored by economist Catherine Hausman considers the equity impacts of transitioning from natural gas to other energy sources.
According to the U.S. Energy Information...
Earth spirit burns,
an internal fire.
The shadow lives on in the body,
just as it does in the memories of the blood.
Gasping for air, struggling,
desperate to find life’s fragile lines
under the relentless weight of...
By Rebecca Cohen (MPP '09)
Thousands of Afghans holding pro-democracy values—some with ties to the U-M community—were left behind in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. In August, Taliban forces rapidly took control and formed a new...
By Olivia Bradish (BA ‘23)
Armed with her BA from Rice University, Morela Hernandez entered the corporate finance world. In a setting where nobody looked like her, she pondered a question that was both practical and intellectual: as she puts it,...
Betsey Stevenson called Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s argument to the Supreme Court against abortion rights because combining motherhood and work is no longer a challenge “totally absurd," adding, "The idea that abortion has served its...
Writing in The New York Times, Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers shared their views on what the future of work looks like in 2022—an economic upheaval they call "The Great Reallocation"—which just may lead to a more humane labor market.
They...
Human capital refers to individual-specific skills, knowledge and expertise to undertake and accomplish tasks. Social capital is the social connections and relationships of individuals and communities. How do these forms of capital affect people in...
Expert mentors are a distinguishing aspect of Professor Elisabeth Gerber’s Strategic Public Policy Consulting course. The consulting course gives graduate students the opportunity to help clients such as the Government Accountability Office (GAO),...
Ford School of Public Policy experts can discuss the Biden administration's diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The move sends a message to protest human rights abuses in China while still allowing U.S. athletes to compete.
John...
The Democrats are relying on messaging that includes extreme weather events to pass the climate portion of their social spending package.
"It fits the more classic model of environmental policy adoption in the U.S., where usually, we would expect...
With holiday shopping upon us, the supply chain has been experiencing even more difficulties. But, Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics, say that the issues should be worked out soon.
"It's definitely getting a lot better....
Barry Rabe spoke to The Washington Post on the international trade consequences of a key climate provision in the Democrats’ $2 trillion social spending bill that would see tax credits for union-made electric vehicles.
Commenting on concerns...
Federal lawmakers continue to seek out University of Michigan faculty members to lend their expertise and knowledge to help inform federal policy.
In the last year, 13 U-M faculty members and researchers testified at 14 congressional hearings...
Betsey Stevenson countered arguments against President Biden’s Build Back Better legislation as the bill passed the House and moved into the Senate.
“There is just absolute historic investment in childcare that is really going to benefit so many...
Following the climate talks in Scotland, Barry Rabe, J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy, emphasized the impact that focusing on methane could have in the fight against climate change.
"Carbon lasts much longer, but an...
I am working urgently on universal coverage. I also want to make sure that we remember that coverage alone does not guarantee access to high quality care. Those are two very different things. We have to center equity in all of these efforts. As we...
Following the conclusion of COP26, Barry Rabe reflected on the outcomes of the summit in Glasgow.
“This is the 26th time that this conference of parties and processes has worked. Each time there is lots of drama, high expectations, and usually in...
Betsy Stevenson offered insights on the labor market and the road to post-pandemic recovery.
Talking about cash assistance programs during the pandemic with Slate, Stevenson said, “We made people better off by giving them money, and I know...
In a recent blog post for Brookings, Rabe offered some ideas on how technology can help with implementation, specifically methane regulations.
He observed that "North America still lacks a credible measurement system for methane...
After months of haggling and horse-trading, Congress has passed—and President Joe Biden is poised to sign—a more than $1 trillion infrastructure bill. The law will usher in long-sought investment in roads, rail, bridges, broadband, the power grid...
The two-week COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, ended today with an agreement among nearly 200 nations aimed at intensifying global efforts to fight climate change and to aid vulnerable nations, while leaving some crucial questions...
Betsy Stevenson weighed in on labor market recovery, the job market, the tampon tax, and more.
On labor market recovery
While most of the United States seems to be recovering from the worst parts of the pandemic, the job crisis it caused is...
At the Michigan Union on Friday, November 5, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill repealing the 6 percent use tax on feminine hygiene products. Whitmer was joined by Senator Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids), faculty from Michigan Medicine and the...
With the international community getting behind climate goals at the COP26 summit this week in Glasgow, Barry Rabe weighed in on what that means in the U.S. context.
Appearing on The Heat with Anand Naidoo on CGTN America, Rabe expressed doubts...
Betsy Stevenson observed key economic indicators and the continuing effects of COVID-19 this week.
At Wednesday’s CNBC Workforce Executive Council Summit, she said, “People seem to be fed up and leaving work...There are a lot of different things...
The University of Michigan is joining with other policy schools across the Big Ten to launch Democracy in the 21st Century, a conferencewide collaboration to develop educational programming that promotes active civic education and...
Commenting to E&E News and to German news Handelsblatt, Barry Rabe weighed in on why Biden's climate reforms have been weakened in a polarized political climate and what can still be achieved.
“A real challenge for the U.S. is if a carbon price...
This week, Betsey Stevenson helped make sense of the data coming from national jobs reports and unemployment numbers.
"The percentage of Americans employed fell off a cliff in the early pandemic. We’re now 75 percent of the way back up that...
In the face of rising inflation and sub-par job growth, Ford School professor Betsey Stevenson is optimistic that the U.S. economy can recover the from the recession and chaos caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
She told the podcast Colloquy,...
