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January 6, 2022
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
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Critically important 2020 U.S. Census undercounted Detroit residents

A new study from Poverty Solutions suggests a significant population undercount in select neighborhoods—potentially shorting Detroit and Michigan of vital federal funds.

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The problem with certainty

Morela Hernandez's analysis in the MIT Sloan Management Review breaks down the problem with certainty, which causes people to choose sides, limits progress, and increases polarization. More »

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Preventing extreme political polarization

Developing a new agent-based model, Robert Axelrod and his coauthors explore the dangers of ideological polarization and how it can become a runaway process. More »



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One year later: assault on the U.S. Capitol

Watch TODAY: In a Detroit Public TV special, Dean Michael S. Barr reflects on misinformation, ongoing attacks on our electoral system, the importance of a trusted media to a healthy democracy, and what this all means to our nation going forward. Watch »

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Watch 1/24: Road to economic recovery

An all-star lineup of Ford School economists will discuss inflation, wages, and changing labor force dynamics: Kathryn Dominguez, Josh Hausman, John Leahy, and Betsey Stevenson. Hosted by Associate Dean H. Luke Shaefer. Watch »

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"You have (a) power differential, which is someone wants (medical) treatment, so they are already in a vulnerable position. And you are asked to sign a consent form and we just sign it because usually in those cases there is desperation involved.... If you take cells out of the body, do you really own them anymore?" Shobita Parthasarthy on the ethics of scientific trade in human cells.

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"What they're going to hear from that is, 'It's wrong to collaborate with China.' And I think the federal government has to ask itself seriously, 'Is that the message we really want to send?'" Ann Lin on the conviction of a Harvard scientist with ties to China.

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"Manchin either fails to understand the inflation concerns or fails to understand the structure of the bill.... The inflation surge is today, it's expected to be gone soon. Build Back Better if it does anything to the economy will be, most of it, several years hence." Justin Wolfers on Senator Manchin's objections to the Build Back Better legislation.

CNN

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Partnering and Engaging Community

Read the fall 2021 edition of the Ford School's State & Hill magazine.

Visit https://fordschool.umich.edu/state-hill-fall-2021

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