Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan

Joan and Sanford Weill Hall
Suite 5100
735 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-3091

News & Events

In the Media

See news coverage featuring Poverty Solutions’ research, faculty affiliates, and staff.

The Economic Architecture Project | Feb. 7, 2022

Rethinking land contracts as a tool for transforming the small-dollar housing market

Read more
WXYZ 7 Detroit UpFront | Feb. 3, 2022 | Featuring Lydia Wileden

Examining Detroit’s virtually unchanged unemployment rate

Read more
CNN | Feb. 1, 2022 | Featuring Patrick Cooney

Omicron may be mild, but it’s still adding to many Americans’ financial stress

Read more
Detroit News | Jan. 31, 2022 | Featuring Luke Shaefer

Detroit leaders urge residents to seek tax credits for larger refund

Read more
Associated Press | Jan. 25, 2022 | Featuring Natasha Pilkauskas

Extra cash for low-income mothers may influence baby brains

Read more
The Michigan Daily | Jan. 24, 2022 | Featuring Luke Shaefer

Ford School panel discuss inflation rates, changing labor force during COVID-19 pandemic

Read more
Detroit Free Press | Jan. 13, 2022 | Featuring Trina Shanks

Opinion: Detroit has once-in-a-lifetime chance to spur home ownership

Read more
The American Prospect | Jan. 12, 2022 | Featuring Terri Friedline

Banks and Tech Companies Jockey for Economic Control

Read more
MLive | Jan. 12, 2022 | Featuring Patrick Cooney

Average auto insurance rates in Michigan increase slightly, but are no longer highest in nation

Read more
NPR | Dec. 21, 2021 | Featuring Luke Shaefer

The Child Tax Credit is set to expire if congressional action isn’t taken

Read more