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Moynihan on disruption caused by DOGE

Mar 9, 2025 ABC News
Don Moynihan, Ford School professor, said the DOGE cuts at agencies created by Congress "is implementing an unprecedented scale of disruption.” Rather than just shrinking the government in ways conservatives have long advocated, these efforts by...
Don Moynihan
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Moynihan on DOGE employees' government salaries

Mar 4, 2025 Wired
Don Moynihan, Ford School professor, spoke about reports of DOGE employees receiving six-figure salaries from government agencies. He said, "It does seem worth understanding what these employees are being paid, especially if they are being paid...
Don Moynihan
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Hausman discusses eliminating fossil fuel subsidies

Feb 27, 2025
A bill has been proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives to eliminate or reduce many tax breaks and exemptions currently offered to fossil fuel companies, including oil, gas, and coal. The Ford School's Catherine Hausman was recently featured...
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How government may use AI to determine spending cuts - Moynihan

Feb 18, 2025 Axios
With the emergence of AI as one of the largest technological innovations of the decade, scholars suspect AI will soon be used by the government to determine where to cut funding. "Everyone is excited about the use of AI, and over time it will...
Don Moynihan
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Bednar says Michigan politics reflect national trends

Feb 18, 2025 Michigan Advance
Michigan Advance has observed ways in which political trends and ideologies of Michiganders are representative of the broader national population. “It’s not just that we’re a swing state, but we’re kind of a microcosm of the country and our politics...
Jenna Bednar
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Moynihan claims Trump's efforts to dismantle civil service are illegal

Feb 14, 2025 The Washington Post
The Washington Post reviewed the Trump administration's recent acts to cut civil servant employees and terminate federal agency operations. Donald Moynihan, a professor at the Ford School, said “such a power would be too great in the hands of any...
Don Moynihan
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Ali discusses Trump changes to FBI

Feb 12, 2025 Christian Science Monitor
Javed Ail, a professor at the Ford School who previously worked at the FBI for 11 years, shares his concerns about cutting FBI agents which he thinks may be "impacting the current mission" of the FBI. He also explains how "you don’t really get a...
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Stevenson discusses NFL players and work benefits

Feb 12, 2025 Freakonomics
Betsey Stevenson, economist and Ford School professor, talked on Freakanomics radio about the results of the first workplace survey of NFL players. She focused on the work benefits NFL players may want or could be receiving from their employers as a...
Betsey Stevenson
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Under Trump, "Laws Are Just Vibes", says Moynihan

Feb 10, 2025
"On Friday, the administration announced that it would cap the overhead, or “indirect” rates, that the National Institutes of Health allows on its grants to universities," writes Ford School professor Don Moynihan in an essay published by The...
Don Moynihan
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Fed rate changes and labor market uncertainty - Wolfers

Feb 7, 2025 The New York Times
The Federal Reserve Bank is set to lower rates as the economy stabilizes over the next few months. Speaking with The New York Times, the Ford School's Justin Wolfers cautioned businesses about these changes and the adaptations of the labor market...
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Stevenson comments on January job growth

Feb 7, 2025 CNBC
Professor Betsey Stevenson talks with CNBC about January job growth. She said "what we see is a labor market that’s basically operating at full employment. And so I think the real question going forward is: Can we sustain full...
Betsey Stevenson
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Hanson comments on the limitations Trump faces on immigration policy

Feb 4, 2025 France Info
Jonathan Hanson, professor at the Ford School, spoke with France Info on the checks and balances that persevere through the Trump administration. "The Trump administration would like local law enforcement to cooperate and identify people who are in...
Jon Hanson
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Concerns arise with Trump's OMB director nomination - Moynihan

Feb 4, 2025 The New York Times
Donald Moynihan, professor at the Ford School, commented on President Trump's nomination for director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought: “Vought is Trump’s Thomas Cromwell: the behind-the-scenes fixer who enables his master’s...
Don Moynihan
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Bagenstos on RFK Jr.'s threat to medicated abortion

Feb 4, 2025 HuffPost
With Trump's nomination for Robert F Kennedy Jr. to run the Department of Health and Human Services, many worry the drug used for medicated abortions is on the chopping block. “Under the statute that governs drug approvals, FDA is required to follow...
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Wolfers has lingering uncertainty about Trump's tariff tactics

Feb 3, 2025 CNN
As President Trump doubles down on his threats for tariffs on foreign trade, the Ford School's Justin Wolfers isn't sure his tactics work economically. Wolfers told CNN, “Trump announces tariffs, so markets fall. Trump walks back tariffs, markets...
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Canada tariffs will impact Michigan - Stevenson

Feb 3, 2025 WXYZ
Ford School Professor Betsey Stevenson explains how trade with Canada would be impacted by a 25% tariff, saying for any good, "now every time it crosses that border we have got to add 25 percent to the price." she also noted "it’s not jut consumers...
Betsey Stevenson
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Moynihan on Elon Musk's DOGE helpers

Feb 2, 2025 Wired
“What we're seeing is unprecedented" said Don Moynihan, Ford School professor, referring to the young engineers and supposedly one current college student helping Elon Musk in his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Moynihan described how...
Don Moynihan
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Wolfers: Financial damage at home and abroad from tariffs

Feb 2, 2025 ABC Australia
Justin Wolfers, Economist and Ford School professor talked with ABC Oz about possible the Trump administration tariffs. When if Trump would put tariffs on Australia Wolfers says "There's nothing you can do but guess with this guy" a nod to...
Justin Wolfers
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Wolfers: Tariffs can have real consequences for U.S. consumers

Jan 31, 2025 Bloomberg
Ford School economics professor Justin Wolfers told Bloomberg TV's The Close that one of the biggest consequences of tariffs with Canada and Mexico could be on the many cross-border transactions that happen in the production of many consumer...
Justin Wolfers
News

Taking bold action toward environmental justice

Jan 29, 2025
A week after the University of Michigan celebrated the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) honored his work at its own event—a panel discussion focused on keeping environmental justice at the...
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Hanson talks economic consequences of second Trump administration

Jan 19, 2025 Folha do Brasil
Jonathan Hanson, Ford School professor, talked with Folha do Brasil about the impacts of the new Trump administration. He says that "A lot of people have been working on Trump's plans for 2025 in the four years he has been out of...
Jon Hanson