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Ford School economist Betsey Stevenson has noted that in January 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic shattered labor markets, women’s participation had been at its highest level ever. Now as the U.S. economy rebuilds, she again is commenting on...

In the run-up to conclusion of the debt ceiling negotiations, Ford School economics professor Betsey Stevenson was widely sought out for her expertise on the implications of the crisis, as well as the various signals from the U.S. economy on...

Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released their monthly jobs report. Betsey Stevenson lent her expertise to numerous media outlets to break down what she saw. "This report is just about as good as it can be. It's slowing slightly, and...

Betsey Stevenson, CNBC: "What we've been seeing is a massive reallocation of workers. First, we expanded how much stuff we were buying, so the goods sector just did remarkably well early on in the pandemic. And it was the service sector that got...

Betsey Stevenson, CNBC: "I think it’s important to realize that the Fed sees themselves as having two tools right now to bring inflation down. One is bringing rates high, and then the other is keeping them high for longer. And I think one thing...

In addition to providing BLS Monthly Jobs Report Rapid Insights, Betsey Stevenson, professor of economics and public policy, has lent her expertise to numerous media outlets to break down the latest jobs report. Here's what she had to say about the...

Betsey Stevenson, CNBC: "Obviously, this isn't a report that anyone likes to see. At the same time, I want to say we should never overreact to one report. What are we seeing here? We saw really fast inflation in services. So what's going on? We're...

The flurry of major and surprising economic news in the past week has changed the outlook on inflation and the possibility of recession.  Ford School professor Betsey Stevenson was one of 126 top economists who wrote a letter to congressional...

Ford School economics professor Betsey Stevenson was widely sought after for analysis after a strong monthly jobs report. Here are some excerpts of her appearances:  Taming Inflation, CBS Face the Nation, June 5, 2022 It's important to realize...

Recent government job reports have consistently undercounted the number of jobs created. Revisions are made regularly pushing those numbers up. Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics, explained how she estimates total jobs...

Following the conclusion of COP26, Barry Rabe reflected on the outcomes of the summit in Glasgow. “This is the 26th time that this conference of parties and processes has worked. Each time there is lots of drama, high expectations, and usually in...

Betsy Stevenson weighed in on labor market recovery, the job market, the tampon tax, and more.  On labor market recovery While most of the United States seems to be recovering from the worst parts of the pandemic, the job crisis it caused is...

Betsy Stevenson observed key economic indicators and the continuing effects of COVID-19 this week.  At Wednesday’s CNBC Workforce Executive Council Summit, she said, “People seem to be fed up and leaving work...There are a lot of different things...

This weekend, millions of Americans will lose their federal unemployment benefits. Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics, says that lawmakers need to consider employment effects, like decreases in spending. "People need the...

John Ciorciari, associate professor of public policy and director of the Weiser Diplomacy Center and International Policy Center, spoke to CNBC about Afghanistan's fall to the Taliban after President Biden withdrew the U.S. military from the...

As businesses begin to open up again unemployment benefits and those receiving them are topics of debate. Staffing shortages are common and people are asking where the work force has gone. Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics,...

Ford School economics professor Betsey Stevenson has been commenting on the debate about raising the minimum wage and the contours of the COVID-19 recovery. When the April jobs report was released, with significantly fewer jobs created than were...

"It turns out it doesn't save [colleges] that much money, if any money, to shift online, holding constant the quality of what you are doing," said Stange. Watch Stange on CNBC consider "Is an online master's degree worth the...

Macomb is "a transition county that’s very middle class and very blue collar. In some ways it’s a snapshot of Michigan overall, but also in a lot of ways it ...looks similar to a lot of the rest of the country. If the 2018 election is any indicator...

Media outlets continue to search for red flags signaling the next recession, but for Professor Justin Wolfers there’s more reason for optimism. Wolfers was featured in a CNBC video titled “Justin Wolfers: Biggest risk to strong U.S. economy is Trump...

According to most polls, public opinion shifted in marked favor of a Clinton presidency during the first Presidential debate of 2016, which took place on September 26. Justin Wolfers, who watched the debate while observing the real-time reactions of...

CNBC’s Steve Liesman interviewed Susan M. Collins for the Live @ Jackson Hole, Wyo., segment, “Debating Fed rate hikes.”Collins and Carmen Reinhart (Kennedy School) spoke with Leisman about Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s policy speech, and...