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Rabe explores taxing methane emissions

Mar 16, 2020

Representing a new line of research, Ford School professor Barry Rabe explores the politics around taxing methane gas releases. Rabe argues that consensus among economists is “the best way to reduce climate risks linked to carbon dioxide emissions...

Lantz contributes to National Academies advisory report for "Healthy People 2030"

Feb 12, 2020

Professor Paula Lantz contributed her expertise to a recently released National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine consensus report that informed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) publication Leading Health...

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Mary Corcoran and Paul Courant on gender wage discrimination

Oct 1, 2019

The gender pay gap is notoriously alive and well, decades after women entered the workforce in large numbers. Mary Corcoran and Paul Courant explored this issue together many times over the years. In one important study, published in 1993, the...

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Carl Simon on the spread of HIV

Oct 1, 2019

Carl Simon and his research group were among the first to estimate the contagiousness of HIV. This was difficult to do simply with empirical data since many of those infected, especially in the first San Francisco epidemic, did not know when or by...

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Robert Axelrod on the evolution of cooperation

Oct 1, 2019

Using the prisoner’s dilemma from game theory through a biological lens, Robert Axelrod, along with evolutionary biologist W. D. Hamilton, unearthed a theory on the evolution of cooperation that ultimately influenced views on war, governing the...

Bike sharing research by Hampshire wins EURO Award

Jun 26, 2019

Robert Hampshire was part of the author team that won the EURO Award for the Best EJOR Paper announced today during the annual European Conference on Operational Research in Dublin. Conveyed by EURO, the Association of European Operational Research...

Pilkauskas finds Earned Income Tax Credit helps low-income moms live on their own

Jun 20, 2019

Increasing the Earned Income Tax Credit helps low-income single mothers improve their housing outcomes as they are less likely to live in crowded households and more likely to live independently, according to a University of Michigan study.The...

Scott Atran et al look at cognitive triggers for extremist violence through brain scans

Jun 19, 2019

In a new journal article, a team of scientists led by Scott Atran, an adjunct research professor at the University of Michigan’s Ford School and Institute for Social Research, reveals insights into the psychology of radicalization and terrorist...

Professor Kevin Stange breaks down the cost of college education

Feb 15, 2019

As obtaining a college degree becomes more expensive, and student debt climbs over $1 trillion, questions often wonder as to where all the money goes. Such curiosity spikes even more as tuition increases year after year. To assuage such...

Hampshire and colleagues connect bikesharing and ride-hailing

Nov 16, 2018

Qi Luo (University of Michigan), Xuechun Duo (Automotive Engineering), Xuan Di (Columbia University) and Robert Hampshire assess “Multimodal Connections between Bikesharing and Ride-Hailing: An Emperical Study in New York City” in the proceedings of...

Pilkauskas, colleagues measure assets among low-income families in the Great Recession

Feb 13, 2018

Valentina Duque (University of Michigan), Natasha Pilkauskas, and Irwin Garfinkel (Columbia University) published a February 1 paper in PLoS ONE: "Assets among low-income families in the Great Recession." Abstract This paper examines the...

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Rabe & Mills: "State energy policy in the Trump era: Insights from public opinion"

Feb 5, 2018

An article by Barry Rabe and Sarah Mills, "State energy policy in the Trump Era: Insights from public opinion," was published in the December 2017 edition of the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. Abstract In light of President...

Shipan and Potter: "Agency rulemaking in a separation of powers system"

Jan 31, 2018

An article by Professor Charles Shipan and doctoral alumna Rachel Potter (PhD '14), "Agency rulemaking in a separation of powers system," was published in the Journal of Public Policy (Cambridge University Press) in November.AbstractRulemaking...

Paula Lantz and Samantha Iovan in SSIR: "When does pay-for-success make sense?"

Jan 31, 2018

An article by Paula Lantz and Samantha Iovan, "When Does Pay-for-Success Make Sense?" was published in the Stanford Social Innovation Review in December.IntroductionThere is growing excitement about the potential of pay-for-success (PFS) financing,...

Alan Deardorff's "Comparative advantage in digital trade" published in Cloth for Wine?

Jan 31, 2018

Professor Alan Deardorff's "Comparative advantage in digital trade" was published as a chapter in Cloth for Wine? The Relevance of Ricardo's Comparative Advantage in the 21st Century, edited by Simon J. Evenett and released by the Centre for...

Pilkauskas in Developmental Pyschology: “Maternal employment stability in early childhood”

Jan 4, 2018

Natasha Pilkauskas, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn (Columbia), and Jane Waldfogel (Columbia) have published a 2017 paper in Developmental Psychology: “Maternal employment stability in early childhood: Links with child behavior and cognitive skills.” The...

Tipirneni, Goold, and Ayanian write research letter on expanded Medicaid in Michigan

Jan 3, 2018

Renuka Tipirneni, Susan D. Goold, and John Z. Ayanian published a December 11 research letter in JAMA Internal Medicine on “Employment status and health characteristics of adults with expanded Medicaid coverage in Michigan.” The study analyzed...

Pilkauskas and team research likelihood of grandparental coresidence during childhood

Jan 2, 2018

Mariana Amorim (Cornell University), Rachel Dunifon (Cornell University), and Natasha Pilkauskas recently co-authored a paper on "The magnitude and timing of grandparental coresidence during childhood in the U.S." The paper was published on December...

Yang examines hurricanes impact on migrant networks

Aug 31, 2017

A working paper by Parag Mahajan (University of Michigan) and Dean Yang in the National Bureau of Economic Research explores “Taken by Storm: Hurricanes, Migrant Networks, and U.S. Immigration” issued in August 2017.Abstract: How readily do...

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Raimi: "The influence of learning about CO2 removal on support for mitigation"

Aug 31, 2017

A new article by Victoria Campbell-Arvai, P. Sol Hart, Kaitlin T. Raimi, and Kimberly S. Wolske, The influence of learning about carbon dioxide removal (CDR) on support for mitigation policies, appears in the August 2017 edition of Climatic...

Reynolds and Hall publish article on issue advertising and legislators’ votes for the ACA

Aug 14, 2017

Molly E. Reynolds (PhD '15) and Richard L. Hall co-authored an August 8 paper in Political Research Quarterly: "Issue Advertising and Legislative Voting on the Affordable Care Act." Abstract During the congressional fight over the Affordable...

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Yang & Mahajan pen NBER paper on “Hurricanes, migrant networks, and U.S. immigration”

Aug 12, 2017

Parag Mahajan, a doctoral student in public policy and economics, and Dean Yang published an August 2017 working paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) entitled: "Taken by storm: Hurricanes, migrant networks, and U.S....

Rabe examines Pennsylvania's unorthodox resistance to energy taxes in new journal article

May 31, 2017

A new publication by Rachel Hampton and Barry Rabe, titled "Leaving money on the table: Pennsylvania exceptionalism in resisting energy severance taxes," was published in Commonwealth this month. In it, Hampton and Rabe reflect on Pennsylvania's...

Jonathan Hanson in IPSR: "State capacity and the resilience of electoral authoritarian regimes"

May 31, 2017

Jonathan K. Hanson explores the relationship between state capacity and electoral authoritarian regimes in his May 2017 “State capacity and the resilience of electoral authoritarianism: Conceptualizing and measuring the institutional underpinnings...

Jacob: Effects of labor market information on community college students' choice of major

May 1, 2017

Rachel Baker (University of California, Irvine), Eric Bettinger (Stanford University), Brian Jacob, and Ioana Marinescu (University of Chicago) co-authored a working paper, "The Effect of Labor Market Information on Community College Students' Major...

Axelrod publishes study on strategic aspects of cyberattack, attribution and blame

Feb 27, 2017

A new study by Benjamin Edwards, Alexander Furnas, Stephanie Forrest, and Robert Axelrod, titled “Strategic aspects of cyberattack, attribution and blame” was published on February 27 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of...

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faculty publications

Rabe explores taxing methane emissions

Lantz contributes to National Academies advisory report for "Healthy People 2030"

Mary Corcoran and Paul Courant on gender wage discrimination

Carl Simon on the spread of HIV

Robert Axelrod on the evolution of cooperation

Bike sharing research by Hampshire wins EURO Award

Pilkauskas finds Earned Income Tax Credit helps low-income moms live on their own

Scott Atran et al look at cognitive triggers for extremist violence through brain scans

Professor Kevin Stange breaks down the cost of college education

Hampshire and colleagues connect bikesharing and ride-hailing

Pilkauskas, colleagues measure assets among low-income families in the Great Recession

Rabe & Mills: "State energy policy in the Trump era: Insights from public opinion"

Shipan and Potter: "Agency rulemaking in a separation of powers system"

Paula Lantz and Samantha Iovan in SSIR: "When does pay-for-success make sense?"

Alan Deardorff's "Comparative advantage in digital trade" published in Cloth for Wine?

Pilkauskas in Developmental Pyschology: “Maternal employment stability in early childhood”

Tipirneni, Goold, and Ayanian write research letter on expanded Medicaid in Michigan

Pilkauskas and team research likelihood of grandparental coresidence during childhood

Yang examines hurricanes impact on migrant networks

Raimi: "The influence of learning about CO2 removal on support for mitigation"

Reynolds and Hall publish article on issue advertising and legislators’ votes for the ACA

Yang & Mahajan pen NBER paper on “Hurricanes, migrant networks, and U.S. immigration”

Rabe examines Pennsylvania's unorthodox resistance to energy taxes in new journal article

Jonathan Hanson in IPSR: "State capacity and the resilience of electoral authoritarian regimes"

Jacob: Effects of labor market information on community college students' choice of major

Axelrod publishes study on strategic aspects of cyberattack, attribution and blame

Raimi examines how analogies might be used to educate the public about climate change

Faculty publication on Michigan merit curriculum now in educational policy journal

Ciorciari examines opportunities and challenges for victim testimony in international courts

Yang: “Revising commitments: Field evidence on the adjustment of prior choices”