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January 30, 2023
“Inflation was distressing. Right now, it may still be a little distressing. The future looks like it’s going to be a whole lot less distressing,” said Justin Wolfers, professor of economics and public policy. “Inflation has been coming down without unemployment rising, and so the economy may well be on a glide path to a soft landing.”
WDET Radio -
January 30, 2023
“It is not possible for social media platforms to push back against the Indian government,” said Joyojeet Pal, associate professor of information. “India is the single largest subscriber base for Whatsapp, Youtube, Facebook, etc., and they need to do business in India.”
Forbes -
January 27, 2023
“Gender-based barriers remain at play in the boardroom, creating additional work for women directors who must walk the fine line between displaying warmth and competence. Our research shows that it is up to each company and their board members to ease the burden on how women directors participate and influence board decisions,” co-wrote Morela Hernandez, professor of public policy and management and organizations.
Harvard Business Review -
January 27, 2023
“Just like with gasoline vehicles, heavier vehicles that have lower fuel economy end up paying more taxes; more consumptive electric vehicles, like a Ford F-150 Lightning compared to a Tesla Model 3, are going to pay more,” said John DeCicco, research professor emeritus at the U-M Institute for Energy Solutions, who favors an electric vehicle tax assessed at both public and home charging stations.
Michigan Radio -
January 27, 2023
“The possibility of moralizing our relations to animals has come to us only lately, and even then not to us all, and not with respect to all animal species,” said Elizabeth Anderson, professor of philosophy, who believes we feel different levels of moral obligation to different species but points out that for most of human history, we couldn’t have survived and thrived without killing or exploiting animals for food, transportation and energy.
Vox -
January 26, 2023
“Consciousness is complex and studying it is like solving a scrambled Rubik’s cube. If you look at just a single surface, you may be confused by the way it is organized. You need to work on the puzzle looking at all dimensions,” said Zirui Huang, research assistant professor of anesthesiology, whose research provides a new way to assess a patient’s wakefulness, awareness and sensory organization.
Medical News Today -
January 26, 2023
“Adolescent chimpanzees are in some sense facing the same psychological tempest that human teens are,” said Alexandra Rosati, associate professor of psychology and anthropology. “Our findings show that several key features of human adolescent psychology are also seen in our closest primate relatives.”
Popular Science -
January 26, 2023
“For your tax liability, it doesn’t matter. But if it really, literally, doesn’t matter, you might think it’s sort of random. I think it reflects social norms, that the man takes the primary role in the financial affairs of the couple,” said Joel Slemrod, professor of business economics, whose research found that only 12% of straight couples list the wife first as the primary taxpayer on a joint tax return.
The Washington Post -
January 25, 2023
“If you were in the market to buy a stove today, and your options are gas or electric, then yeah, electric is probably the safer way to go,” said Meilan Han, professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine, who notes that gas is just one of a range of indoor air pollutants that can compromise human health. “It’s helpful to kind of have a holistic approach to protecting the health in the home.”
Bridge Michigan -
January 25, 2023
Research suggests that spouses reshape each others’ financial behavior and over time, often grow more alike. Scott Rick, professor of marketing, says spendthrifts married to tightwads manage to find some middle ground: “The spouses who don’t converge have a harder time and those marriages are probably more fragile and could end in divorce.”
The Wall Street Journal
