A Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Student Publication at the University of Michigan
Interview with Professor Alan V. Deardorff By Jennifer Chasseur and Will Sims Alan V. Deardorff is the John W. Sweetland Professor of International Economics and Professor of Public Policy. Alan’s research focuses on international trade. With Bob Stern, he has developed the Michigan Model of World Production and Trade, which
Read more
By Kara Naseef Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author’s only. At midnight on December 21, 2018, approximately 380,000 “non-essential” federal employees were sent home without pay along with tens of thousands of federal contract workers. After twenty-nine days, most have not returned
Read more
By Rachel Pak Romulo Gonzalez begins his days early, tending to his maize field on the Southern Coast of Guatemala. He is part of the 31 percent of the Guatemalan labor force that depends on agriculture for their family’s livelihood. Frequent droughts have severely impacted harvests, causing Romulo’s neighbors to
Read more