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Rabe on clean energy boom

Nov 16, 2024 Poltico
Ford School professor emeritus, Barry Rabe talked on climate laws and their impacts on manufacturing in different states. Rabe said “In many cases, these are states that are doing their own versions of industrial policy,” all of which is helping...
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High prices made voters angry with Democrats - Stevenson

Nov 15, 2024 ABC Australia
Betsey Stevenson, Ford School professor, talked about voters' reactions to inflation and high prices and their effects on the 2024 elections. "I failed to understand just how much anger high prices would bring," said Stevenson. That is one reason...
Betsey Stevenson
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Inflation hurt Democrats and angered consumers - Stevenson

Nov 11, 2024 NPR
Ford School professor and economist Betsey Stevenson said, “Economists are going to have to reckon with the fact that the public would have preferred a slower recovery with much higher unemployment, as long as prices had been stable.” She then said,...
Betsey Stevenson
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Stevenson on many facets of women and the workforce

Nov 9, 2024 What Happens Next
Betsey Stevenson, Ford School professor, talked with Larry Bernstein about highly educated women and marriage, how to make women's labor in work places more productive with more flexibility, and recent employment statistics. "We see women being a...
Betsey Stevenson
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Deardorff on impacts of Trump's possible tariffs

Nov 8, 2024 The Washington Post
Alan Deardorff, Ford School professor emeritus spoke with the Washington Post about the Trump administration's possible tariffs. He pointed out the upside to most taxes and tariffs, which people eventually get used to. However, he said “With a 60...
Alan Deardorff
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Deardorff discusses what tariffs may mean for businesses

Nov 7, 2024 Inc
Alan Deardorff, Ford School professor emeritus said, “Assuming that he follows through with his proposal to apply a 10 percent (or 20 percent) tariff on all imports from all countries... the effect will be to largely cut the U.S. off from the world...
Alan Deardorff
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Lookout for consumers spending ahead of possible tariffs - Wolfers

Nov 7, 2024 ABC Australia
Justin Wolfers, Ford School professor, talked about impacts of Trump's election on the market and the economy, saying "the market seems happy but that's because he is likely to deliver the tax cuts that make stocks more valuable." Also he noted,...
Justin Wolfers
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Hanson on Trump's winning messaging

Nov 6, 2024 Detroit Free Press
Jonathan Hanson, Ford school professor, talked with the Detroit Free Press about messaging the determined the election. He said Trump’s messaging on key topics, especially economy and immigration, appealed to blue-collar voters, while "It seems like...
Jonathan Hanson
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"We've taken a clear turn" - Hanson on free trade

Nov 5, 2024 CBC
Jonathan Hanson, Ford School professor, discussed how the US has turned away from the idea of free trade, he said the U.S. has been pushing toward protectionism by subsidizing plants to build in the country. He said, "The overall political climate...
Jonathan Hanson
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Deardorff talks impact of possible tariffs on Silicon Valley

Nov 4, 2024 Big Technology Podcast
Alan Deardorff, Ford School professor emeritus, talked on the Big Technology Podcast about a possible trade war under the next presidential administration. He noted that Trump has promised tariffs across the board but that the Harris may also impose...
Alan Deardorff
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Wolfers on danger of a zero interest goal

Oct 31, 2024 CNN
Justin Wolfers, Ford School professor talked with CNN about Trump's former federal reserve pick's solution to inflation. Wolfers said, “Deflation can become a spiral with no end." He said aiming for zero inflation would be "like walking along the...
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Facts keep interfering with Trump's talking points - Wolfers

Oct 31, 2024 CNN
Justin Wolfers, Ford School professor and economist explained on CNN, "the simple story is this is not only a pretty good economy, its a downright good economy." Unemployment, GDP and inflation are all where they should be according to Wolfers. This...
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Stevenson on Trumps economic plans for Michigan

Oct 28, 2024 The Detroit News
Betsey Stevenson, Ford School professor explained what plans Trump may have for Michigan. She said with all the cuts they are looking to make, "At some point, the dam there might burst." Then she said, "it might mean things like cuts to programs...
Betsey Stevenson
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Economists do not like tariffs - Deardorff

Oct 21, 2024 NBC News
Ford School professor emeritus, Alan Deardorff commented on why so many economist dislike tariffs. He said Vice president Harris is "right that his tariffs are like a sales tax, in the sense that consumers everywhere are going to end up paying.” He...
Alan Deardorff
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A lot of ‘unskilled’ workers actually aren’t - Stevenson

Oct 7, 2024
"It is an appropriate time to consider the term 'unskilled,'" writes Betsey Stevenson, Ford School professor and economist in an opinion article for Bloomberg. She says this term is "demeaning and misleading."These workers, she says, "Often people...
Betsey Stevenson
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Wolfers says Trump does not have planned policies for the economy

Sep 15, 2024 USA Today
Justin Wolfers, professor at the Ford School, speaking with USA Today noted that Trump's plan for the economy is not a true policy. "Get rid of inflation' is not a policy... Saying 'I will ask people for their ideas about how to reduce inflation,'...
Justin Wolfers
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Cost of living tops Detroiters’ priorities for US government

Jul 8, 2024
With Michigan poised to be a pivotal state in the 2024 presidential election, Detroiters have weighed in on their priorities for the U.S. government.Cost of living and inflation is the issue Detroiters mentioned most when asked about the top issues...
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Ford school faculty available to weigh in on 2024 elections

Jan 28, 2024
The University of Michigan has published an experts guide to the 2024 elections. Ford School faculty are available to offer insights on relevant issues impacting the elections, including the following:  Economics Betsey Stevenson, professor of...
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Lyft Welcomes Betsey Stevenson to Board of Directors

Nov 17, 2023
Today, Lyft announced that Ford School economics professor Betsey Stevenson has joined Lyft’s Board of Directors, effective November 16, 2023. She will also serve as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.  “Betsey is a...
Betsey Stevenson
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Raimondo addresses labor market changes

Oct 24, 2023
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo addressed labor market challenges in a conversation with Ford School economics professor Betsey Stevenson. She noted the vast number of people and agencies within the Department of Commerce –  nearly 47,000...
Gina M. Raimondo
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Wolfers on the significance of Claudia Goldin's Nobel Prize

Oct 10, 2023 Axios
Justin Wolfers, Axios: Women were "barely thought of, if at all," in economists' past labor market empirical analysis says Justin Wolfers, an economist at the University of Michigan. Plus, where it was standard for men to study men in the labor...
Justin Wolfers
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Luke Shaefer praises Minnesota child tax credit

Oct 9, 2023 Minneapolis Star Tribune
Luke Shaefer, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Minnesota's initiative appears to be one of the most ambitious child tax credits in the nation. It covers one of the broadest age ranges — through age 17 — and the $1,750 maximum credit may be one of the...
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Michelmore and Pilkauskas discuss the benefits of tax credits

Oct 9, 2023
Over the past few months, Ford School associate professors Katherine Michelmore and Natasha Pilkauskas have been discussing their research and insights on the 2021 Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit in a wide array of outlets.  Here...
Natasha Pilkauskas and Katherine Michelmore