Category Archives: Faculty News

  Sean Snaith, Ph.D. “The government has said that the U.S. economy, as measured by the gross domestic product, or GDP, grew at an annual rate of 2.4 percent in 2014, up from 2.2 percent in 2013. In the first quarter 2015 Bankrate Economic Indicator survey of leading economists, we asked: At what rate do […]

  Sean Snaith, Ph.D. “The government has said that the U.S. economy, as measured by the gross domestic product, or GDP, grew at an annual rate of 2.4 percent in 2014, up from 2.2 percent in 2013. In the first quarter 2015 Bankrate Economic Indicator survey of leading economists, we asked: At what rate do […]

  Benjamin Rockmore, Ph.D. 9 Investigates discovered Sanford police officers competing for a promotion won’t be evaluated by their boss. The city is spending thousands of dollars to hire an outside firm to decide who will become sergeant or lieutenant. “We put everyone on the same playing field. If you study for the test, if […]

  Jim Gilkeson, Ph.D., CFA Join host Diane Trees as she explores the legal and economic ways in which same-sex couples benefit from marriage. Her guests are Michael Sampson, a prominent family law attorney, and Dr. James Gilkeson, a professor and economist.

  Jim Gilkeson, Ph.D., CFA Join host Diane Trees as she explores the legal and economic ways in which same-sex couples benefit from marriage. Her guests are Michael Sampson, a prominent family law attorney, and Dr. James Gilkeson, a professor and economist.

  Richard Lapchick, Ph.D. 2014 has been a year of intense discussion about race in America. The shootings of unarmed African-Americans by police and the subsequent grand jury decisions in the cases of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner on Staten Island, New York, have set off a series of debates about the […]

  Richard Lapchick, Ph.D. 2014 has been a year of intense discussion about race in America. The shootings of unarmed African-Americans by police and the subsequent grand jury decisions in the cases of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner on Staten Island, New York, have set off a series of debates about the […]

  Amit Joshi, Ph.D. In the high-stakes battle between advertisers at this year’s Super Bowl, top corporate brands such as Budweiser, Doritos and Pepsi are once again spending record amounts for precious time during Sunday’s big game. But some researchers and advertising veterans say a more low-key guerrilla marketing campaign might be a better option […]

  Amit Joshi, Ph.D. In the high-stakes battle between advertisers at this year’s Super Bowl, top corporate brands such as Budweiser, Doritos and Pepsi are once again spending record amounts for precious time during Sunday’s big game. But some researchers and advertising veterans say a more low-key guerrilla marketing campaign might be a better option […]

The prodigal son has returned to Ann Arbor. Jim Harbaugh officially announced Tuesday that he signed a deal with the University of Michigan after a whirlwind courtship that saw him turn down lucrative offers from several NFL teams in favor of a deal with his alma mater.