Stevenson is a labor economist who publishes widely about the labor market and the impact of public policies on outcomes both in the labor market and for families. Her research explores women's labor market experiences, the economic forces shaping the modern family, and how these experiences and forces influence each other. She served as the chief economist of the U.S. Department of Labor from 2010 to 2011, participating as the secretary's deputy to the White House economic team.
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A lack of job mobility is contributing to wages lagging inflation, comparing the times to 2021 and 2022, when, "the number of job openings swamped the number of people looking to change jobs. Basically anybody who wanted to change jobs could."
Ford School economics professor Betsey Stevenson says men are more likely than women to have an identity tied to a particular occupation, making it harder for them to find work outside that field, much less in one dominated by women.
Women are dominating the job market, says the Ford School's Betsey Stevenson. Traditional male working sectors, such as manufacturing, are not succeeding in today's economy.
“Single mothers often have the least financial cushion to absorb price shocks,” said Betsey Stevenson, an economist at the University of Michigan and former chief economist at the U.S. Department of Labor.
Ford School professor Betsey Stevenson says the Supreme Court ruling the Trump tariffs illegal won't have an immediate impact on businesses or consumers.
What does the rise of artificial intelligence mean for the labor market? How should society respond to shifting demands for human workers? The Ford School's Betsey Stevenson has been publicly commenting on these critical questions.
Ford School labor economist Betsey Stevenson was recently featured in the International Monetary Fund’s series on Extraordinary Women in Economics, where she highlighted how economic conditions and policy decisions shape family life.
The Ford School's Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers appeared together on MS Now for a talk on the future of healthcare under the Trump administration.
With AI on the rise, impacting the job market and energy costs, the Ford School's Betsey Stevenson speaks with news outlets on what this means for American families.
Ford School Professor Betsey Stevenson commented on inflation and interest rates on Bloomberg TV: I think that if we didn't have the softening of the labor markets, there wouldn't be much of an argument to cut rates at all, given the inflationary pre...
Ford School economist Betsey Stevenson made the case for an AI dividend on the podcast, "On with Kara Swisher." Stevenson presented her idea that would allow consumers to receive dividends for engaging with companies that use our data. She stated, “...
Betsey Stevenson, who was the Labor Department’s chief economist from 2010 to 2011 and is now at the University of Michigan, said this week’s jobs figures would typically be wrapped up earlier in the week and could presumably get out the door. But da...
“We end up in this really difficult spiral where women are paid less than men, so it makes sense for them to be the one to leave work early to pick the kid up from day care,” Stevenson said. She added that access to affordable childcare and flexible...
Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics at the University of Michigan, says tariffs have created a supply shock in the U.S., affecting back-to-school items and inputs companies source globally. She tells Katie Greifeld and Eric Bal...
Donald Trump's recent firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief Erika McEntarfer has left many uncertain about the direction of the economy and the state of federal data reporting. Betsey Stevenson, economics professor at the University of Michi...
Ford School professors Brian Jacob, Betsey Stevenson, and Justin Wolfers are among a bipartisan group of economists who signed a letter urging Congress to expand funding for modernizing U.S. statistical systems. “Data provided by the federal statis...
“The Fed is in a challenging position,” said Betsey Stevenson, a former chief economist at the Labor Department who is now a professor at the University of Michigan. “They need to be really careful that what they’re seeing is actually weak labor dema...
Ford School professor Betsey Stevenson has been widely sought for her insights, and concerns, about the implications of the Trump administration's proposed tariffs. Here are some of the notes Stevenson has shared with news outlets over the past few w...
As the stock market faces shocks and falls from Trump's tariff policy, Marketplace has turned to the Ford School's Betsey Stevenson for an explanation of what this could mean for American workers. Stevenson told the network, “Layoffs are not the firs...
Reflecting on recent stock market instability, the Ford School's Betsey Stevenson told Bloomberg in an interview that, "I do think that he [Jerome Powell, Federal Reserve chairman] is going to reassure financial markets that we have a strong and soli...
"What we’re seeing is not targeted tariffs that are trying to help support certain aspects of American industry. This is across the board tariffs," said Bestsey Stevenson, professor at the Ford School. In a debate with an ex-campaign aide for Preside...
Bloomberg Network spoke with the Ford School's Betsey Stevenson in pursuit of an estimate for what the Fed will do in response to Trump's recently implemented tariff policies. Stevenson stated, "There is clearly an inflation risk, and we know that th...
The Ford School's Betsey Stevenson recently spoke with Bloomberg about the outlook for the U.S. labor market. Following a strong positive trend over the past few months, the labor market is now anticipated to soften with more people expected to face ...
Betsey Stevenson, Ford School professor says It's really hard to compare restaurants of today to those of the past. This is part of why they are appearing to be more productive since the beginning of the pandemic. She says, with takeout, consumers do...
Following President Trump's recently imposed tariffs on Canada and Mexico, the Ford School's Betsey Stevenson spoke with Yahoo! Finance to discuss her view on the policy. Stevenson argued, "Not trading with your neighbors is not a recipe for higher e...
As the commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, pushes for cutting government spending from GDP calculations, alarms have been raised for the Ford School's Betsey Stevenson. Stevenson told Planet Money in a discussion about the GDP and government work tha...
