Betsey Stevenson

Faculty Affiliates

Betsey Stevenson

Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy; Associate Professor of Economics, University of Michigan Department of Economics

Betsey Stevenson is a labor economist whose research focuses on the impact of public policies on the labor market. Her research explores women’s labor market experiences, the economic forces shaping the modern family, and the potential value of…

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Harris joins Ford School colleagues on Biden-Harris transition

Nov 20, 2020

Ford School professor of practice and Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence Adrienne Harris has been named to a Biden-Harris transition Agency Review Team, focusing on the Federal Reserve, Banking and Securities Regulators group includes the...

Harris confirmed as NY Superintendent of Financial Services

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Barr, Stevenson, Harris and McQuade to assist Biden-Harris transition

Nov 12, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden has tapped three University of Michigan faculty members to help review the operations of federal agencies as part of his transition team. Michael Barr, dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, and Betsey...

Barr, Stevenson, Harris and McQuade to assist Biden-Harris transition

Ford School forum on the economy

Mar 21, 2023, 7:00-8:00 pm EDT

This annual forum brings together Ford School economists for a discussion of the current state of the U.S. economy. From inflation to the labor market, faculty experts reflect on the most crucial issues facing the American economy, and the top-of-mind issues for its citizens.

2022 Ford School Commencement

Apr 30, 2022, 4:30-6:15 pm EDT

Elbel Field

The Ford School is proud to celebrate the achievements of the graduating classes of 2022!

Policy Talks @ the Ford School, Conversations Across Differences

Road to economic recovery: Inflation, wages, and changing labor force dynamics

Jan 24, 2022, 6:00-7:00 pm EST

Inflation and labor market fluctuations are threatening the fragile economic recovery. Increasingly, Americans are worried about their financial future. Join Ford School economists for a discussion of these crucial issues.

Road to economic recovery: Inflation, wages, and changing labor force dynamics

Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Business and government: Diversity, regulation, and sustainability

Sep 23, 2021, 4:00-5:00 pm EDT

Join us for a conversation with Penny Naas (MPP '93) about key issues in government and business, including diversity, the relationships between the regulated and the regulators, and environmental sustainability.

Business and government: Diversity, regulation, and sustainability

Conversations Across Differences, Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Maya MacGuineas and Lawrence H. Summers: Is the federal deficit unsustainable?

Oct 7, 2020, 4:00-5:00 pm EDT

Join us for a conversation with Lawrence H. Summers, former Secretary of the Treasury, and Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, on whether the growing federal deficit is sustainable for the United States economy.

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Maya MacGuineas and Lawrence H. Summers: Is the federal deficit unsustainable?

Consumer Protection in an Age of Uncertainty

Mar 22, 2019, 8:30 am-4:00 pm EDT

Walter and Leonore Annenberg Auditorium, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Rich Cordray, founding director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Rohit Chopra, Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission will keynote.

2019 Consumer Protection in an Age of Uncertainty (Day 1): Panel 2- Investor Protection with Andrew Wu, Jane Dokko, Stephen Hall, Barbara Roper, and Betsey Stevenson

Mar 21, 2019 1:27:25

American investors now face a changing and increasingly complex financial marketplace, with new products and technologies in the financial planning sector.