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...
The Brookings Institution published a paper by Justin Wolfers and Eric Zitzewitz on October 20: “What do financial markets think of the 2016 election?”ABSTRACTOn September 26, 2016, Hillary Clinton was regarded by post-debate polls to have defeated...
Following the first presidential debate on Monday evening, Professor Alan Deardorff spoke with CNN Money writer Patrick Gillespie about Trump’s characterization of NAFTA.Trump has repeatedly called NAFTA a “terrible deal” that is responsible for the...
In his most recent column for the New York Times’ Upshot, Justin Wolfers explains how and why political prediction markets may provide more unbiased assessments of presidential debate performances this fall than pundits. Wolfers writes about two...
Sarah Mills spoke with the Christian Science Monitor about results from the latest National Survey on Energy and Environment (NSEE), which found that only 15 percent of Americans now deny that there is solid evidence of climate change, in contrast...
In his latest Brookings article, “Trump Cabinet Auditions: Progressive Energy Secretary Sarah Palin?,” Barry Rabe examines Sarah Palin’s energy record during her time as an Alaska policymaker. Palin, the GOP’s 2008 vice presidential nominee, has...
A January 12 Washington Post article tackles American attitudes on race and immigration, citing new research from Mara Ostfeld, who is finishing a postdoctoral fellowship at the Ford School and will join the political science faculty in fall...
No one quite knows just what will unfold on November 8 . . . so the afternoon following the election, the Ford School will host an informal panel of experts to discuss the results and projected policy implications of 'Decision 2016'. Join former U.S. Congressman John Dingell, Ambassador Ron Weiser, Marina Whitman, Mara Ostfeld and Betsey Stevenson for what promises to be a compelling discussion.
Paul Nolette discusses the role of state AGs during the early months of the Trump Administration and provides an overview of the various tools AGs have used to gain national prominence. September, 2017.
John D. Dingell, Jr., Mara Cecilia Ostfeld, Betsey Stevenson, Marina v.N. Whitman, Ambassador Ronald Weiser and moderator Paul Courant discuss the 2016 elections and their impact. November, 2016.
