Kathryn Dominguez

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State & Hill

Catch up on Ford School faculty news - Winter 2019 State & Hill

Apr 17, 2019

In August, John Z. Ayanian published a policy–focused article with colleagues in the New England Journal of Medicine titled “ Mitigating the risks of Medicaid work requirements.” Michael S. Barr teamed up with Howell E. Jackson and Margaret E....

Dominguez named to European economic committee

Oct 9, 2018

The Ford School’s Kathryn Dominguez, an economics professor, was named to the Advisory Scientific Committee (ASC) of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB), which oversees financial systems of the European Union to mitigate and prevent systemic...

Dominguez in South China Morning Post: U.S. casts nervous eye over Chinese debt

Jun 19, 2017

Kathryn Dominguez is quoted in a new South China Morning Post story about China’s rising debt levels: “US casting nervous eye at China’s ‘phenomenal’ debt levels, says former Obama pick for the Fed.” “It’s really quite phenomenal how high the...

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Ford School faculty news from the fall 2016 edition of State & Hill

Dec 30, 2016

Bob Axelrod's latest paper, published in Psychological Science, explores increasing attention to causality in western society. John Ayanian is serving on a National Academies committee focused on accounting for socioeconomic status in Medicare...

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Announcing associate dean leadership transitions at the Ford School (2016-2018)

May 31, 2016

Associate dean for academic programs. As many of you know, Kathryn Dominguez, the Ford School’s associate dean for academic programs, was nominated for a position on the Federal Reserve Board last summer. While Congress has not yet held hearings on...

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Kathryn Dominguez on her interdisciplinary course, "Jane Austen and Economics"

Apr 28, 2016

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen’s novels contain a wealth of commentary on the dramatic economic changes of her era. University of Michigan undergraduates looking for a friendly and informative introduction to economics...

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Fall 2015 State & Hill magazine, “Motor City Remix, an iconic American city races forward”

Dec 10, 2015

The fall 2015 issue of State & Hill magazine was mailed to alumni and friends of the Ford School on November 18, 2015. This edition of the magazine, titled “Motor City Remix,” highlighted stories about some of the work Ford School faculty,...

Catch up on faculty news with the Ford School's fall 2015 roundup

Dec 4, 2015

This spring, Robert Axelrod was one of ten distinguished honorary degree recipients at Harvard’s 364th commencement ceremony. The Carnegie Corporation of New York has awarded John Ciorciari its prestigious Andrew Carnegie Fellowship to examine...

Welcome to the new academic year

Aug 31, 2015

Dear members of the Ford School community,As the streets of Ann Arbor start to fill with students, as the marching band takes the field down the hill, and as we open our doors for Welcome Week, I write with my warmest greetings to new and returning...

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Widespread international media coverage for Dominguez Fed nomination

Jul 21, 2015

Hundreds of news stories around the globe focus on Ford School Professor Kathryn Dominguez as President Obama nominates her for an open seat on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Here's a roundup of some of the recent posts. [View the story...

Kathryn Dominguez nominated to serve on Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors

Jul 20, 2015

President Obama said Monday he’ll nominate University of Michigan professor Kathryn Dominguez to serve on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.Dominguez is professor of public policy and economics at U-M and research associate at the...

Dominguez talks China in Marketplace story comparing global economy today to 1993

Apr 22, 2015

Kathryn Dominguez lent her expertise in international financial markets to American Public Media’s Marketplace yesterday. In “Trade Agreement, then and now,” reporter Nancy Marshall-Genzer compared today’s global economy to the economy in 1993, the...

Welcome, and welcome back, to the Ford School

Sep 1, 2014

Members of the Ford School community—welcome, and welcome back! Summer tends to send us all around the globe—for family vacations, for research projects, for service engagements, for internships and jobs—but I love this time of year, when we...

Fed stays cautious on recovery stimulus

Jul 31, 2014

"It would be hard to make a strong case at this point that the economy is roaring out of a slow recovery," Kathryn Dominguez says in the Bankrate.com article by Allison Ross, "Federal Reserve preview: No summer blockbuster." The article notes that...

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The ongoing Eurozone experiment, the fortunes of the European Economic, Monetary Union

Dec 18, 2012

For many of us, the year 2006 was part of a different time. Our retirement accounts were increasing in value. Our house values were going up, up, up. Without much difficulty, we could borrow money to buy houses, make home improvements, or buy cars,...

Leadership transitions mark start of the new school year

Sep 8, 2011

Edie Goldenberg Alan Deardorff has agreed to continue in his role of Associate Dean of the Ford School, but a number of other key leadership roles opened this fall as faculty concluded their terms in...

Kathryn M. Dominguez quoted in Sunday Business Post Online article, "Dollar only heading one way: down"

May 1, 2011

Kathryn M. Dominguez was quoted in the Sunday Business Post Online in an article about the decreasing value of the U.S. dollar.With the recent drop in the dollar's value to its lowest point in over a year, opinions are differing on how this change...

Kathryn Dominguez quoted in Financial Times article, "Decision on yen awaits Japan poll victor"

Sep 13, 2010

Kathryn Dominguez was quoted in a Financial Times article about the currency challenges facing Japan's new prime minister. The value of the Yen recently reached a 15-year high and the Japanese government must decide if currency intervention is...

Kathryn Dominguez, Norman Bishara (MPP '04) use world financial crisis as teaching tool

Jan 20, 2010

Kathryn Dominguez and Norman Bishara, an assistant professor in the business school and MPP alum, spoke to the Michigan Daily about the affect of the recent world economic crisis on the content of the courses they teach.Dominguez currently teaches...

The future of the US dollar: Are its days as the world’s dominant currency numbered?

Jun 7, 2022, 10:30 am-12:00 pm EDT

The Brookings Institution's Hutchins Center on Fiscal & Monetary Policy will host a virtual event to explore questions around the future of the U.S. dollar with experts Kathryn Dominguez (University of Michigan), Barry Eichengreen (UC Berkeley), Don Kohn (Brookings), Zach Pandl (Goldman Sachs), and Eswar Prasad (Brookings).

Kathryn Dominguez speaks to prospective students at the Ford School's Spring Preview

Policy Talks @ the Ford School, Conversations Across Differences

Road to economic recovery: Inflation, wages, and changing labor force dynamics

Jan 24, 2022, 6:00-7:00 pm EST

Inflation and labor market fluctuations are threatening the fragile economic recovery. Increasingly, Americans are worried about their financial future. Join Ford School economists for a discussion of these crucial issues.

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PUBPOL 556

PUBPOL 556: Macroeconomics

Kathryn Dominguez

This course teaches students the basic tools of macroeconomics and how to apply them to real world economic...

PUBPOL 542

PUBPOL 542: International Financial Policy

Kathryn Dominguez

This course provides an overview of international financial economics, developing analytic tools and concepts that can be used to analyze world economic policy...

PubPol 496

PubPol 496: Senior Colloquium

Kathryn Dominguez

This course provides an opportunity for seniors in the Ford School to hear faculty talk about important policy issues, to give presentations to their peers, and to receive feedback on their...

PUBPOL 542

PUBPOL 542: International Financial Policy

Kathryn Dominguez

This course provides an overview of international financial economics, developing analytic tools and concepts that can be used to analyze world economic policy...

PUBPOL 556

PUBPOL 556: Macroeconomics

Kathryn Dominguez

This course teaches students the basic tools of macroeconomics and how to apply them to real world economic...

PUBPOL 542

PUBPOL 542: International Financial Policy

Kathryn Dominguez

This course provides an overview of international financial economics, developing analytic tools and concepts that can be used to analyze world economic policy...

PUBPOL 542

PUBPOL 542: International Financial Policy

Kathryn Dominguez

This course provides an overview of international financial economics, developing analytic tools and concepts that can be used to analyze world economic policy...

PUBPOL 556

PUBPOL 556: Macroeconomics

Kathryn Dominguez

This course teaches students the basic tools of macroeconomics and how to apply them to real world economic...

PUBPOL 741

PUBPOL 741: Principles of Finance and Global Financial Markets

Kathryn Dominguez

The first half of this course will introduce the principles of finance. We will explore how stocks and bonds are valued, the measurement and management of financial risk, and the lessons and limitations of finance...