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Susan Houseman discusses trade, automation, and manufacturing jobs on WMUK radio

February 12, 2018

Institute receives $360,000 Strada Education Network grant to study workforce effects of college scholarship programs

January 30, 2018

Tim Bartik quoted in NY Times article: "Promising Billions to Amazon: Is It a Good Deal for Cities?"

January 29, 2018

Tim Bartik among a group of experts who address whether cities win or lose in bidding to attract Amazon's HQ2

January 19, 2018

Michelle Miller-Adams discusses the Institute's new Promise Database on WMUK's WestSouthwest program

January 18, 2018

2017-2018 WMU Sichel Lecture Series continues on January 17 with a presentation by Mary E. Corcoran

January 16, 2018

Susan Houseman to discuss causes of the decline in manufacturing employment at EPI event

January 2, 2018

Institute's ASSA exhibit booth to feature two new databases, new and recent books

December 22, 2017

Mike Zabek, University of Michigan, presents a seminar on Friday, December 15

December 12, 2017

Nick Tsivanidis, Univ. of Chicago, visits the Institue to present a seminar on December 5

December 4, 2017

Paper coauthored by Marta Lachowska to appear in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

November 29, 2017

Mark Borgschulte, UIUC, presents a seminar on Friday, December 1

November 29, 2017

Marcus Dillender and Brad Hershbein contributed to several sessions at the recent Southern Economic Association Meetings

November 20, 2017

Timothy Bartik among the panelists at the ATPI's Annual Fall Conference on Tax Incentives

November 17, 2017

Susan Houseman among the speakers at the "Restoring American Economic Dynamism" symposium

November 16, 2017

Stephen Woodbury and Marta Lachowska receive Presidential Authority Award from the Russell Sage Foundation

November 15, 2017

Christopher O'Leary delivers the opening plenary speech at the 2017 NASWA National UI Directors’ Conference

November 6, 2017

On Oct. 27, Nicolas Morales, Univ. of Michigan, presents a seminar on U.S. policy and the tech boom in India

October 25, 2017

James Hines Jr, Univ. of Michigan, presents the next WMU Sichel Lecture on Oct. 25

October 20, 2017

Sebastian Sotelo, Univ. of Michigan, presents a seminar on Monday, Oct. 16 on "The Evolving U.S. Occupational Structure"

October 13, 2017