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Wolfers weighs in on Biden's approval ratings

Apr 16, 2022 Los Angeles Times

Despite low unemployment and rising wages, inflation is causing President Biden to struggle with low approval ratings. Justin Wolfers, professor of public policy and economics, discussed how he would frame the economy to raise approval...

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Stevenson and Wolfers discuss latest jobs report

Apr 4, 2022

The labor market is still booming, according to the latest jobs report. Justin Wolfers and Betsey Stevenson, both professors of public policy and economics, broke down what the jobs report means for Americans. "I do think it more likely that the...

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Stevenson analyzes conflicting views of the economy

Mar 17, 2022 The New York Times

Republican governors across the country have been criticizing President Biden for his economic policies while touting their own. Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics, weighed in on the trend. “Basically it’s insane to say,...

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Stevenson gives update on the labor market

Mar 6, 2022 Bloomberg

Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics, recently appeared on Bloomberg's "Balance of Power" to discuss the latest jobs report. "We saw a lot of jobs added and we saw employment grow. So, across the board, this is a really...

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Not all Americans included in economic recovery - Wolfers

Feb 6, 2022 Los Angeles Times

The latest jobs report reflects a strong, recovering economy. But, Justin Wolfers, professor of public policy and economics, explained that not all Americans are feeling the effects of recovery. "A lot of people, particularly older people, have...

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Wileden discusses Detroit's unchanged unemployment rate

Feb 4, 2022 WXYZ Detroit

In a recent interview with WXYZ, Lydia Wileden, PhD candidate and research associate on the Detroit Metro Area Communities Study, answered questions about Detroit's unemployment rate, which has stayed at 20% over the last year. "We do see that a...

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Detroit unemployment rate sits at 20%

Feb 3, 2022

Detroit’s unemployment rate—the proportion of adults who are in the labor force but not currently employed—remains at 20%, virtually unchanged over the course of 2021, according to a new University of Michigan survey. This is less than half the...

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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...

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Stevenson named to the National Academy of Social Insurance

Jan 12, 2022

Recognizing her outstanding contributions to social insurance and related policy areas, the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) has approved the election of Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics, to the Academy. She is...

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Stevenson discusses job report calculations

Jan 10, 2022 CNBC

Recent government job reports have consistently undercounted the number of jobs created. Revisions are made regularly pushing those numbers up. Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics, explained how she estimates total jobs...

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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...

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Wolfers breaks down jobs report in NYT op-ed

Dec 3, 2021

Following the release of the November jobs report, Justin Wolfers, professor of public policy and economics, broke down what it means in an op-ed in The New York Times. "This chill in employment might lead one to conclude the economy’s too cold,...

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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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Stevenson talks American jobs, federal bills, and the tampon tax

Nov 11, 2021

Betsy Stevenson weighed in on labor market recovery, the job market, the tampon tax, and more. On labor market recovery While most of the United States seems to be recovering from the worst parts of the pandemic, the job crisis it caused is...

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Stevenson evaluates labor market and encourages social spending for long-term recovery

Oct 29, 2021

This week, Betsey Stevenson helped make sense of the data coming from national jobs reports and unemployment numbers. "The percentage of Americans employed fell off a cliff in the early pandemic. We’re now 75 percent of the way back up that...

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Latino Michiganders: Key findings from U-M Poverty Solutions

Oct 15, 2021

ANN ARBOR—As National Hispanic Heritage Month, which celebrates the culture and contributions of Latinos in the U.S., comes to a close, Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan highlights key data from its research that relates to Latinos...

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Stevenson breaks down September jobs report

Oct 14, 2021

The September jobs report did not reveal things that economists, including Betsey Stevenson, were hoping to see. "If you look at this report, it’s very clear that it’s delta that’s holding it back. We saw the highest number of people working...

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Federal unemployment money boosted health care spending

Oct 12, 2021

Emergency federal dollars given to the unemployed during the COVID-19 pandemic bolstered health-care spending as jobless rates skyrocketed, a new University of Michigan study found. But the negative consequences of unemployment and moderating...

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Johnson criticizes poverty data during pandemic

Sep 15, 2021 Bloomberg Equality

During the pandemic, median real income dropped 2.9%, signaling a rise in poverty. But, according to David Johnson, director of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and professor of public policy, "the data shows that the official poverty measure is...

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Stevenson discusses trade-off of ending unemployment benefits

Sep 14, 2021 Stateside

Millions have lost a source of income with the federal pandemic unemployment benefits ending. Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics, says that while some people will return to work, not all will. "I do not think that......

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'The virus is the economy' - Wolfers

Sep 3, 2021 Fox Business News

After a few months of economic recovery, the delta variant is slowing down the economy yet again. "Today's dreadful jobs report - which basically put the recovery on ice for a while - is yet another reminder that the virus is the economy," Justin...

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Cooney sees impact of expanded child tax credit

Sep 3, 2021 The Detroit News

The federal COVID-19 unemployment benefits are ending, but the expanded child tax credit plan was rolled out in July. After those first deposits, the U.S. Census Bureau reported a decline in food insecurity. "It’s heartening to see that expanded...

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Stevenson's insight on ending unemployment benefits

Sep 1, 2021 CNBC

This weekend, millions of Americans will lose their federal unemployment benefits. Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics, says that lawmakers need to consider employment effects, like decreases in spending. "People need the...

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Detroit unemployment sits at 25%—lower than pandemic peak, twice pre-pandemic rate

Aug 30, 2021

Detroit’s unemployment rate—the proportion of working-age adults in the labor force but not currently employed—has held steady around 25% since fall 2020, according to data just released from a University of Michigan survey. While the current...

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Cooney, Shaefer critique early termination of extra unemployment aid

Jun 24, 2021

After the Michigan House of Representatives voted to end the extra unemployment aid early, Patrick Cooney, assistant director of economic mobility at Poverty Solutions, and Luke Shaefer, the Hermann and Amalie Kohn Professor of Social Justice and...

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Cooney breaks down Whitmer's labor force revival plan

Jun 15, 2021 WXYZ Detroit

In order to get more people back into the labor force, Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently proposed the idea of paying people who go back to work. Patrick Cooney, assistant director of economic mobility at Poverty Solutions, explained that...

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'The unemployed aren’t leaving work, they are changing work, and change takes time' - Stevenson

Jun 7, 2021

Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics, explained why the U.S. isn't seeing the economic recovery that everyone hoped for in a recent commentary for The New York Times. "Finding work is harder than returning to work. Job...

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COVID-19 and unemployment's affects on future health - Burgard

May 25, 2021

In a recent opinion piece published in The Conversation, co-authored with with Jennie Brand, Sarah Burgard, professor of sociology, public policy and epidemiology, called attention to the long-term health effects of COVID-19 — but not just effects...

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Stevenson weighs in on unemployment benefits debate

May 24, 2021 CNBC

As businesses begin to open up again unemployment benefits and those receiving them are topics of debate. Staffing shortages are common and people are asking where the work force has gone. Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics,...

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Cooney answers question of where Michigan workers have gone

May 11, 2021 Detroit Free Press

Businesses and companies need more workers right now, but they can't find them. Patrick Cooney, assistant director of economic mobility at U-M Poverty Solutions, attributed most of the gap between supply and demand of labor to public health. "Our...