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Tribunal’s edited decision on Im Chaem draws ire

Jul 12, 2017 The Phnom Penh Post

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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...

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Michael S. Barr named dean of U-M's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Jun 15, 2017

Michael S. Barr will be the new Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, effective Aug. 1. His five-year appointment was approved Thursday by the University of Michigan Board of Regents. Barr is...

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Michael Barr named dean of the Ford School of Public Policy

Jun 15, 2017

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...

National Bureau of Asian Research interviews Ciorciari about Cambodian election

Jun 5, 2017

Yesterday, Cambodia held its first commune elections since 2013, when the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) retained power in spite of a robust challenge from the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP). After the 2013 elections,...

In the Media

The Upcoming Cambodian Election and U.S.-Cambodian Ties under the Trump Administration

Jun 1, 2017 The National Bureau of Asian Research

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In the Media

Hun Sen’s Paradox: Absolute Power With Limits

Jun 1, 2017 Cambodia Daily

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News

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...

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Hun Sen is waging ‘systematic campaign’ to silence dissent: Amnesty

May 30, 2017 The Phnom Penh Post

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In the Media

The 1967 Six Day War mega-bonus to the USA

May 25, 2017 The Canada Free Press

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State & Hill

Discourse: Ford School faculty in the news from the spring 2017 edition of State & Hill

May 23, 2017

In the months following President Trump's win, national discourse has pivoted toward the new administration. As executive orders are released, as cabinet picks are announced, and as policy priorities emerge, the media has turned to many Ford School...

State & Hill

Catch up on Ford School faculty news in the spring 2017 edition of State & Hill magazine

May 23, 2017

Recent publications by ROBERT AXELROD include "Challenges in researching terrorism from the field" with SCOTT ATRAN (Science); "How historical analogies in newspapers of five countries make sense of major events: 9/11, Mumbai, and Tahrir Square"...

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More than 150 law professors defend CFPB

May 16, 2017 American Banker

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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...

In the Media

Stay a ‘denial of due process’

May 10, 2017 The Phnom Penh Post

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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...

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Rolling back Dodd-Frank would weaken oversight, cripple consumer protection, says bill’s architect

May 8, 2017 Michigan Radio

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How Trump gave China’s ‘Belt and Road’ scheme a boost

May 8, 2017 South China Morning Post

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US Hosting ASEAN Foreign Ministers to Discuss North Korea Threat

May 3, 2017 VOA News

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State & Hill

Ford School faculty members share seven key strategies for effective collaboration

Apr 28, 2017

Ford School faculty members often engage in collective problem-solving--with other scholars, of course, but also with policymakers and practitioners all around the world. The goal of these collaborations? Finding better solutions, and mutually...

State & Hill

Keeping the doors open for a "durable, coordinated, and humane" refugee response

Apr 26, 2017

In 2016, the UN Refugee Agency reported 65.3 million forcibly displaced people around the world, including 21.3 million refugees. That's the highest rate of forcible displacement since the agency began tracking the metric 65 years...

President Ford welcomes refugees at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas

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

Apr 25, 2017

President Donald Trump is moving ahead with efforts to overhaul or replace the historic 2010 Dodd-Frank Act—a signature promise of his 2016 campaign. Meanwhile, a case is making its way through the federal courts in which plaintiffs challenge the...

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House GOP bill would give Trump greater power over Wall Street regulation

Apr 19, 2017 CNN Business

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