Tax cuts boost leverage for small private firms, raising capital productivity, extending default thresholds, and lowering credit spreads. These effects outweigh the interest deduction, from Ivan T Ivanov, Luke Pettit, and Toni Whited 🇺🇦 😷 nber.org/papers/w32398

That concludes the 39th #EconomicOutlook press conference in #OaklandCounty ! Stay tuned for more, including live updates from a manufacturing panel moderated by Executive Dave Coulter, plus the official press release from U-M Economics at University of Michigan. #OCEconomicDevelopment24

.U-M Economics economist Dr. Gabriel Ehrlich shares that #OaklandCounty ’s unemployment rate will stay steady at 3% lower than the national average. He noted that there is a higher concentration of wages & talent in #AdvancedManufacturing and that helps the local economy base.

Economist Dr. Gabriel Ehrlich from @UMichECON kicks off some #EconomicOutlook highlights. Notably, #OaklandCounty has recovered from the #COVID19 pandemic recession by most metrics! This includes the number of employed residents, which has exceeded pre-pandemic levels! 📈

🇸🇻If you missed Dean Yang yesterday on NPR's Marketplace, the story and transcript on Salvadoran janitors' fight for better wages-- supporting families here and abroad-- is here! U-M ISR UM Population Studies Center U-M Economics Elizabeth Trovall Global Michigan marketplace.org/2024/04/22/sal…

Research by Prof. Dean Yang, James Allen IV(former @FordSchool/@UMichEcon
PhD, PSC NIH predoctoral fellow), Hang Yu(former @UMichEcon
PhD), Arlete Mahumane, and James Riddell IV is showcased in VoxDev article 'Community health programmes and HIV/AIDS outcomes in Mozambique'

Pat Kline, U-M Economics PhD graduate, had their research on employment discrimination highlighted in an article by The New York Times titled 'What Researchers Discovered When They Sent 80,000 Fake Résumés to U.S. Jobs' nytimes.com/2024/04/08/ups…

Support our department this #GivingBlueday and let's create a surplus of goodwill! Every contribution is deeply appreciated! givingblueday.org/o/university-o…

Great news- Our Giving Blueday page is back up! givingblueday.org/o/university-o… As always, we are so grateful for your support for Michigan Economics! #GivingBlueday

Happy Giving Blueday! Please consider a gift to Michigan Economics this year to help us support our students and faculty!💛💙 #GivingBlueday
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We hope you can join us TODAY between 4:00-6:00 pm for a carnival-themed open house outside of Lorch Hall on the lawn! Stop by to enjoy carnival-themed snacks such as cotton candy, popcorn, and ice cream! Hope to see you all there and go blue!💙💛

Matthew Shapiro and Minjoon Lee's research is cited in the New York Times. nytimes.com/2023/08/11/bus… The paper 'Cognitive Decline, Limited Awareness, Imperfect Agency, and Financial Well-Being' can be seen here: ebp-projects.isr.umich.edu/VRI/papers/VRI…

Sara Heller's research is cited in The Washington Post. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…
The paper 'Information Frictions and Skill Signaling in the Youth Labor Market' can be seen here: nber.org/papers/w29579

New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP18241
A Tale of Two Pandemics: The Enduring Partisan Differences in Actions, Attitudes & Beliefs during the Coronavirus Pandemic
Ying Fan University of Michigan U-M Economics Yeşim Orhun University of Michigan Ross School of Business Dana Turjeman אוניברסיטת רייכמן Reichman University
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.Elisa Maffioli and Dean Yang UM Population Studies Center are part of a Global Health Equity at Michigan-funded, community-centered development project advancing maternal and child health in Uganda. Their path-breaking approach starts with citizen engagement: U-M Economics Michigan Public Health

Professor Amanda Kowalski receives the Willard G. Manning Memorial Award for her health econometrics research on mammogram recommendations.

Just landed DTW; so excited to see old friends, meet new folks, and most importantly celebrate the work of my advisors John Bound and Bob Willis (and the other great MI labor faculty) at the U-M Economics Labor Economics celebration.