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William G. Axinn is the interim director of the Ford School’s International Policy Center. He recently published “Early-life risk factors for depression among young adults in the United States general population: Attributable risks and gender...

Ford School economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers are called upon regularly to comment on breaking economic news and trends. In addition to their teaching and active research portfolios, they lend their expertise to news outlets around the...

A recent survey shows that Americans prefer reducing greenhouse gas emissions as the main way to address climate change. Yet the findings, contained in the Winter 2022 National Surveys on Energy and Environment (NSEE), do “not necessarily mean that...

North American countries have struggled for decades to come together to fight climate change. In a recent article titled "A possible North American path forward on short-lived climate pollutants," Professor Barry Rabe proposes a solution to one...

Responding to a recent study that shows the negative impact of Tennessee’s Voluntary Pre-K program, Christina Weiland, associate professor of public policy and education, and five other authors penned an article defending early childhood education...

Service History Assistant secretary for financial institutions, U.S. Treasury Department (2009-10) Special advisor, President of the United States (1999-01) Deputy assistant secretary for community development, U.S. Treasury Department...