Internship field report, Nana Asare @ The Ihangane Project, Ruli, Rwanda
October 13, 2017
Nana Asare (MPP '18) is submitting this field report from his summer 2017 internship at The Ihangane Project (TIP), Ruli, Rwanda, where he worked as a Global Impact Fellow.
Through UM’s...
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Ciorciari in The Conversation on “UN campaign to fight corruption in Guatemala"
October 9, 2017
“Massive protests recently broke out in Guatemala as the nation teetered on the edge of a major political crisis,” writes John Ciorciari in The Conversation. “Guatemalans took to the...
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Yang and Mahajan in The Conversation, "Hurricanes drive immigration to the U.S. "
September 19, 2017
In "Hurricanes drive immigration to the U.S.," published in The Conversation, Dean Yang and Parag Mahajan describe findings from their recent National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) working...
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Internship field report, Cozart @ European Bank for Reconstruction & Development
September 12, 2017
Anthony Cozart (MPP '18) submitted this field report from his summer 2017 internship at The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London.
I’ve just finished working...
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Michigan News release: Hurricanes drive immigration to the US, helped by green cards
September 15, 2017
When hurricanes hit other countries, the United States often sees a bump in migration into the country—and the biggest hike in migration rates happen from countries that already have a...
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On NPR’s “Marketplace,” Marina Whitman talks free trade history and shortfalls
September 5, 2017
In “Why do U.S. retraining programs fall short,” part of an NPR Marketplace series on the history of waxing and waning trade barriers, Marina Whitman talks about her early advocacy for...
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Barr files amicus brief for financial regulation scholars in Supreme Court case
July 5, 2017
Michael Barr joined noted DC appellate attorney Deepak Gupta as co-counsel on a June 27 amicus brief, submitted by financial regulation scholars and former government officials who have...
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Raimi asks if "energy dominance," an emerging catchphrase, is the right goal for U.S. policy
October 6, 2017
In a new Conversation piece, “Is ‘energy dominance’ the right goal for U.S. policy?,” Daniel Raimi explores a catchphrase that has recently made its way from DC to a number of states across the...
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Levitsky on the legalization of marijuana in Uruguay and the need for objective analysis
June 21, 2017
In the Latin American Advisor, Melvyn Levitsky questions the long-term impact of Uruguay’s decision to legalize marijuana. Uruguay is the first nation in the world to fully legalize marijuana....
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National Bureau of Asian Research interviews Ciorciari about Cambodian election
June 5, 2017
Yesterday, Cambodia held its first commune elections since 2013, when the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) retained power in spite of a robust challenge from the opposition Cambodia National...
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