Jason Owen-Smith contributes a piece to The Hill arguing for NSF grant funding
May 26, 2021
Jason Owen-Smith contributed an opinion piece, NSF funding choice: Move forward or fall behind, which argues for the wide ranging scientific, economic, and technological benefits of government investment in research universities: “Federal research investments should be judged neither by the...
Helen Levy discussed economic benefits of Medicaid expansion on Marketplace
May 24, 2021
According to a new report, if the 14 states that still have not expanded Medicaid did so, more than a million new jobs could be created in 2022. Helen Levy and coauthors found Michigan added 30,000 jobs as a result of the state’s 2014 Medicaid expansion: “Helen Levy said more than...
Steven Heeringa featured in the May editions of the UM Federal Relations newsletter
May 17, 2021
Each month the UM Federal Relations newsletter features “U-M faculty who volunteer their personal time in service to the nation. These engaged scholars serve on Federal Advisory Committees (FACs), Intergovernmental Personnel Agreements (IPAs), or on National Academy committees. These faculty...
ER visits for suicidal behavior declined during the first 8 months of pandemic, U-M study shows
April 14, 2021
ANN ARBOR—While people may expect suicide rates to rise during a worldwide crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic, a University of Michigan study suggests the onset of the pandemic and state of emergency executive orders likely did not increase suicide-related behavior in the early months of...
We Hear You. We See You. We Support You.
June 3, 2020
We at the Institute for Social Research recognize the weariness, the anxiety, the anger, and the betrayal expressed by so many as our nation grapples with continued examples of racial injustice.Over the past few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare and exacerbated inequities for communities...
William Axinn suspects marriage could become independent risk factor for depression
April 21, 2020
William Axinn believes that during this time of lockdowns and economic disruption due to COVID-19, bad marriages are harder to escape and could become a risk factor for depression: “Unfortunately, domestic violence is widespread in all settings, with clear adverse consequences for mental...
SRC Researchers and Population Association of American 2020 Annual Meeting
April 21, 2020
The Population Association of America has cancelled its 2020 Annual Meeting. These papers would have been presented April 22-25 and some of them will be presented as part of a virtual conference.Papers and/or presentations for canceled sessions may be available on the PAA Engage site if authors...
Matthew Shapiro comments on the Fed’s use of privately produced economic data
February 12, 2020
Federal Reserve officials are increasing working with privately produced economic data, recognizing that it is nearly as accurate – and often more timely – than government reports. SRC director Matthew Shapiro says these data are important for measuring the state of the economy:...
John Laitner comments on the reliance on Social Security for retirement
January 23, 2020
As baby boomers begin retiring in large numbers, reliance on Social Security is growing, putting stress on already tenuous funding. The ways that Americans fund their retirement is “in transition”, according to John Laitner: “In this environment, Social Security is more important...
Helen Levy discusses recently repealed health care taxes
January 21, 2020
Three taxes levied under the 2010 heath care law were repealed in December 2019. Helen Levy said these three made up approximately an eighth of the law’s total offsets and accounted for about half of the factors behind the CBO’s projection that the law would lower deficits over a...
