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Wolfers discusses state of the economy

Feb 8, 2022 WDET
Justin Wolfers, professor of public policy and economics, recently appeared on WDET to talk about the economy, inflation, and jobs.  "People are complaining about rising prices and inflation. That’s their concern right now. It’s not about jobs,"...
Justin Wolfers
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Stevenson discusses the Great Resignation and inflation

Feb 1, 2022
Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics, recently talked to Al Jazeera about the Great Resignation – the phenomenon of millions of Americans voluntarily leaving their jobs. She explained what's going on behind the...
Betsey Stevenson
In the Media

Wolfers discusses inflation panic and Fed response

Jan 17, 2022 CNN Business
As consumer prices rise, some Americans panic that inflation will continue unabated. With its new interet rate policy, some are wondering if the Federal Reserve made a  mistake. Justin Wolfers, professor of public policy and economics, has faith in...
Justin Wolfers
In the Media

Stevenson breaks down the state of the economy

Jan 7, 2022 Marketplace
Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics, sat down with Marketplace to discuss the state of the economy.  “People have a harder time putting rising prices in the context of the broader economy,” she said. “(But) when a company...
Betsey Stevenson
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Josh Hausman explains how COVID has broken the economy

Dec 10, 2021 The Atlantic
With his opinion article in The Atlantic, Josh Hausman, associate professor of public policy and economics, suggests high inflation rates may last for years. He describes the reasons behind inflation—including a consumer shift from services to...
Joshua Hausman
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Wolfers provides analysis on jobs, inflation

Dec 5, 2021
As the omicron variant spreads, the impact it will have on the fragile economic recovery remains uncertain. Justin Wolfers, professor of public policy and economics, talked to numerous media outlets about economic recovery, the jobs report, and...
Justin Wolfers
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Stevenson on Build Back Better, inflation, and unemployment

Nov 28, 2021
Betsey Stevenson countered arguments against President Biden’s Build Back Better legislation as the bill passed the House and moved into the Senate. “There is just absolute historic investment in childcare that is really going to benefit so many...
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In the Media

Build Back Better will increase inflation - Leahy

Nov 28, 2021 PolitiFact
As a debate over the impact of President Joe Biden's Build Back Better bill continues, John Leahy, professor of public policy and economics, discussed the economics of the bill. "Inflation is the result of too much demand chasing too little...
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In the Media

Stevenson insists not to be afraid of inflation

Jul 29, 2021 Marketplace
With inflation running higher than it ever has in a decade, some Americans are worried about the effects it could have on the economy. But Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics, says not to worry. "People think that inflation...
Betsey Stevenson
In the Media

Hausman ponders U.S. inflation

Jul 15, 2021 The New York Times
As Japan's economy sputters and amid worries in the U.S. about inflation, an article in The New York Times wonders if low inflation is a quagmire. Ford School economics associate professor Joshua Hausman wonders if the Fed can intervene to avoid...
Joshua Hausman
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Dominguez on the post-COVID economy

May 12, 2020 NPR Marketplace
Ford School professor of public policy and economics Kathryn Dominguez tells NPR's Marketplace that consumer goods consumption may well change in the post-COVID economy, making current measures of inflation less relevant. “There will be lots of...
Kathryn Dominguez speaks to prospective students at the Ford School's Spring Preview
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The Power of Policy

Dec 17, 2014
Public policy is a principled guide to action, designed to lead to the greater good. As we celebrate our centennial as America’s first graduate-level training program in public administration, we take a moment to reflect on the powerful role policy...
The Power of Policy
Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Inflation and the labor market since 2020: A successful soft landing?

Sep 18, 2023, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium (1120)
Professor of economics at U.C. Berkeley and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy Brad DeLong will be joined by Ford School economicsts Josh Hausman, Betsey Stevenson, and Justin Wolfers for a conversation on recent U.S. macro policy from inflation to the labor market. 
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