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Inflation finally below 3%, first time since 2021, Stevenson comments

Aug 21, 2024 Marketplace
Ford School professor and economist, Betsey Stevenson, talked on Marketplace about inflation. She said,  “I think what we learned was that it just took longer for that normalization to happen." While that transition from high inflation to a stable...
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Wolfers on housing crisis and inflation

Aug 19, 2024 CNN
Justin Wolfers, Ford School professor, talked with CNN about housing shortages and their impact on markets. He said, “The problem right now is too many people chasing too few houses." To him, it seems apparent that “The solution to that is not to...
Justin Wolfers
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Stewart on Musk's prophesied future "civil war"

Aug 18, 2024 CNBC
Ford School professor Megan Stewart commented on Elon Musk's rightward turn and his encouragement of a civil war. But she said in response, “Immigrants are not an organized rebel group ready to commit violence,” instead, “They are often fleeing dire...
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Ali explains how Ukraine has relied on NATO and US

Aug 17, 2024 Dawn News
Javed Ali, Ford School professor talked about the situation in the war between Ukraine and Russia. He said "for the past two and a half years how NATO including the US has been the key conduit of weapons to Ukraine" But he said, "absent that Ukraine...
Headshot of Javed Ali at Weill Hall's 4th floor Whitman Lounge
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"Even more complex" - Ali on Middle East peace talks

Aug 16, 2024 CNA
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, talked about the new ceasefire talks in the Middle East, and the possibility of progress without Hamas attending the talks. Ali said "the United States is truing to exert a lot of diplomatic power to get to the end...
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Harris taps into American's economic woes - Stevenson

Aug 16, 2024 Yahoo! Finance
Ford School professor Betsey Stevenson told Yahoo Finance that while preventing price gouging is popular among the American people, "It's not a big part of our inflation problem." However she explained that "what Vice President Harris is trying to...
Betsey Stevenson
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If elected, Trump may replace civil servants - Moynihan

Aug 15, 2024 NPR
Don Moynihan, Ford School professor told NPR that if Donald Trump wins the White House, he expects him to bring back many policies like Schedule F. He added, "If you are a federal career employee, you should be nervous right now," because Trump may...
Don Moynihan
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Pilkauskas on child tax credit allowing parents to leave partners

Aug 15, 2024 The New York Times
Natasha Pilkauskas, Ford School professor talked with the New York Times about the child tax credit helping some mothers leave unwanted partners. She said, "It’s a positive outcome if you don’t have to live together after you’ve broken up,” and the...
Natasha Pilkauskas
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Stevenson on possibility of Fed rate cuts

Aug 14, 2024 CBS
Betsey Stevenson, Ford School professor, talked on CBS about the possible future cut of interest rates for the Federal Reserve. She said"You know, we’ve seen inflation come down, and we have seen more worrying reports on the employment side. I would...
Betsey Stevenson
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Tensions in Middle East likely will not affect US homeland - Ali

Aug 12, 2024 CBS Detroit
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, talked with CBS news about the possibility of an all-out war in the Middle East. Ali said "this has been building for months," however it "has been restrained for several months." But in light of the recent events,...
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Eras tour threatened by teenagers - Ali

Aug 8, 2024 CBC Radio
Javed Ali, Ford School professor and counter terrorism expert explained the decision to cancel all of Taylor Swift's shows in Vienna. He said, "The decision to cancel the shows is an interesting one because that was not apparently based on either a...
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Ali on canceled Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

Aug 8, 2024 NPR
Ford School professor Javed Ali, shared some insight into why the Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna may have been canceled. He said "it must have been out of some combination of an abundance of caution and the potential risk that there might be other...
Closely cropped headshot of Javed Ali in Weill Hall's 2nd floor hallway
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Raimi: Americans are often scared of climate migrants

Aug 7, 2024 CoreLogic
Kaitlin Raimi, Ford School professor, discussed how climate change communications color how people view climate migrants. She explained, climate migration is "people moving because of climate change," either catastrophic events or slower effects...
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Rabe explains Tim Walz's position on climate and energy

Aug 6, 2024 Axios
Barry Rabe, Ford School professor, explained in an Axios article what Tim Walz's positions are on climate and energy issues. Rabe said that Walz "would be very comfortable talking about this and championing how he's reinvented or repositioned his...
Barry Rabe
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Rabe explains appeal of Harris Walz ticket for environmentalists

Aug 6, 2024 Inside Climate News
Barry Rabe, Ford School professor and environmental policy specialist discussed the meteoric rise of Tim Walz to the national democratic ticket. Rabe said it is Walz's "style and approach that vaulted him from relative obscurity nationally."...
Barry Rabe
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Stevenson: Risk of a recession is pretty low

Aug 6, 2024 CNN
Ford School professor Betsey Stevenson talked with CNN and discussed the outlook for the economy. She said, "What I see is an economy that has been slowing down for the last year." She said that the news about the economy on Friday was not very big...
Betsey Stevenson
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Three assassinations by Israel in other territories - Ali

Aug 2, 2024 ABC Australia
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, talked with ABC Australia about the assassinations carried out by Israel, he said "The targeted killings of Fuad Shukr in Beirut and Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran this week do not represent a new methodology for Israel...
Headshot of Javed Ali at Weill Hall's 4th floor Whitman Lounge
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Ali: Always need a partner in prisoner swaps, Türkiye stepped up

Aug 2, 2024 TRT World Now
Ford School Professor Javed Ali explained the importance of the prisoner swap with Russia in such turbulent times, he said "I don't think it is going to have an impact in terms of the significant tension between the US and Russia, but yes I do agree...
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Rabe on Governor Josh Shapiro's position and image on fracking

Aug 2, 2024 Politico
Barry Rabe, Ford School professor, talked with Politico about the possibility of Governor Josh Shapiro "fixing" Kamala Harris's image and policy on hydraulic fracking should he join her ticket. Rabe said “Shapiro has found a way to play good cop and...
Barry Rabe
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Ali on how Iran may respond to Israel's strike against Hamas leader

Aug 1, 2024 ABC Australia
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, described the significance of the recent strikes in the middle east following the death of one of Hamas's leaders, Fuad Shuku. Ali said,  "the region is already so volatile, as we've seen, even outside the...
Headshot of Javed Ali in Weill Hall's 2nd floor hallway
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Wolfers on benefits of raising Michigan minimum wage

Jul 31, 2024 The New York Times
Ford School professor, Justin Wolfers, explained the benefits of the phase in period for the raised Michigan minimum wage, saying that this period is "so businesses have a long time to adapt.” Wolfers also said, “perhaps businesses have a bit of...
Justin Wolfers
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Shaefer on new guaranteed income study findings

Jul 30, 2024 Ms. magazine
Luke Shaefer, Ford School professor and director of Poverty Solutions, commented on the new findings of a study on guaranteed income programs. Shaefer said from the results of this study, “We can rule out the idea that if you give people money, they...
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Dominguez explains "maximum employment"

Jul 29, 2024 Marketplace
Ford School professor Kathryn Dominguez talked on market place about what the term "maximum employment" means and what and what it means for our economy. She said “It doesn’t necessarily mean that everybody is employed,” instead, “It means that...
Kathryn Dominguez speaks to prospective students at the Ford School's Spring Preview
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Dominguez: What is “maximum employment”?

Jul 29, 2024 Marketplace
Kathryn Dominguez, Marketplace: Generally speaking, if more and more people are employed and the unemployment rate drops and drops further, companies may have trouble finding workers, and they’ll raise wages to attract them. That would increase...
Kathryn Dominguez speaks to prospective students at the Ford School's Spring Preview
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Levy: Older Michiganders feeling the financial strain

Jul 19, 2024 Michigan Advance
Helen Levy, Ford School professor, discussed the results of study that found that older Michiganders are feeling financially squeezed even though the state's economy is recovering. She said “Michigan’s unemployment rate is now just under 4%, the...
Helen Levy
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Lone wolf threat is the hardest to detect - Ali on shooting of Trump

Jul 16, 2024 CBC News
Ford School professor and former member of the FBI Javed Ali, said that while the FBI had been able to unlock the phone of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man who shot Donald Trump, "yes the phone theoretically has a potential to have some insight into...
Headshot of Javed Ali at Weill Hall's main staircase, looking off to the side of the frame