Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan
Joan and Sanford Weill HallOur policy briefs are designed to succinctly summarize key academic research findings and highlight important implications for public policy. Our issue briefs provide more extensive analysis and are often published in collaboration with other institutions.
Policy briefs published by the National Poverty Center previously housed at U-M are linked at the bottom of the page.
This brief analyzes statewide child care availability data, including interviews with parents and child care providers, to better understand when and why families do or do not access the CDC subsidy.
This brief estimates the total number and ages of high school youth who face homelessness in the state, their health risks, and use of support services.
This brief discusses the link between economic mobility and transportation, and examines the disproportionate impact of extreme car insurance prices on low-income Michiganders.
By Jeremy Levine
By Terri Friedline, Sofia Da Silva, and Ameya Pawar
By Dana Kornberg, Mackenzie Taradalsky, Victoria Guster-Brown, Sylvia Orduño, and Diane Weckerle
By Trevor Bechtel, Mara C. Ostfeld, and H. Luke Shaefer
By Terri Friedline and Ameya Pawar
By William D. Lopez, Karen A. Kling, & Amanda Nothaft
By Alexa Eisenberg and Katlin Brantley, with research assistance from Laura Meyer
By H. Luke Shaefer and Patrick Cooney
Trends in the Economic Well-Being of Households with Children (presentation)
By Patrick Cooney and H. Luke Shaefer
By Natasha Pilkauskas, Katherine Michelmore, and H. Luke Shaefer
By Margaret Dewar and Roshanak Mehdipanah
By Afton Branche-Wilson, Anna Lam, and Judy Lansky
By Amanda Nothaft
By H. Luke Shaefer, Brian A. Jacob, Natasha V. Pilkauskas, Elizabeth Rhodes, and Katherine Richard
By Patrick Cooney, H. Luke Shaefer, and Samiul Jubaed
By Reuben Jonathan Miller
By Jennifer Erb-Downward and Amanda Nothaft
By Patrick Cooney, Ren Farley, Samiul Jubaed, Kurt Metzger, Jeffrey Morenoff, Lisa Neidert, and Ramona Rodriguez-Washington
By Natasha Pilkauskas and Katherine Michelmore
By Amanda Nothaft and Patrick Cooney
By Kelly Wilcox, Toko Oshio, and Jeff Kupperman
By Natasha Pilkauskas and Patrick Cooney
By Sara Hughes, Kathryn Maloney, Anna Kaczmarek, Heather Newberry, and Elizabeth Wallace
By Karen Ann Kling and Evelyn Zwiebach, with contributing authors Leonymae Aumentado and Patrick Cooney
By Patrick Cooney and H. Luke Shaefer
By Terri Friedline, Xanthippe Wedel, Natalie Peterson, and Ameya Pawar
By Jennifer Erb-Downward and Michael Blakeslee
By Patrick Cooney and Stacy Taylor
By Patrick Cooney and H. Luke Shaefer
By Alexa Eisenberg, Connor Wakayama, and Patrick Cooney
By Tawanna Dillahunt, Alex Jiahong Lu, and Afton Branche-Wilson
By Lydia Wileden and Afton Branche-Wilson
By SchoolHouse Connection and Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan
By Poverty Solutions, The Center on Poverty and Inequality at Georgetown Law, The Century Foundation, The Arc of the US, The Association of University Centers on Disabilities, and The National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities
By H. Luke Shaefer, Patrick Cooney, Richard Rodems, and Marybeth J. Mattingly
By Robert Gordon
By Lydia Wileden and Richard Rodems
By Robert Goodspeed, Kyle Slugg, Margaret Dewar, and Elizabeth Benton
By Jennifer Erb-Downward and Safiya Merchant
By Robert Goodspeed, Margaret Dewar, and Jim Schaafsma
By Patrick Cooney
By Patrick Cooney and Amanda Nothaft
By H. Luke Shaefer, Kate Naranjo, and David Harris
Response from Cato Institute Senior Fellow Michael Tanner (Adobe PDF)
By Richard Rodems and H. Luke Shaefer
By Tony G. Reames, Ben Stacey, and Michael Zimmerman
By Amy Bohnert, Jennifer Erb-Downward, and Thomas Ivacko
By Patrick Cooney, Elizabeth Phillips, and Joshua Rivera
By Sruthi Naraharisetti, Natalie Peterson, and Jennifer Erb-Downward
By Alexa Eisenberg, Roshanak Mehdipanah, Ted Phillips, and Michele Oberholtzer
By Jennifer Erb-Downward and Payton Watt
By Sruthi Naraharisetti
By Dahlia Rockowitz, Chris Askew-Merwin, Malavika Sahai, Kely Markley, Cria Kay, and Tony Reames
By Lesli Hoey and Markell Miller
By Jennifer Erb-Downward
By Michael Evangelist, Lucie Kalousová, and Sarah Seelye
By Jennifer Erb-Downward and Michael Evangelist